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- Dictionaryagitation/ˌadʒɪˈteɪʃn/
noun
- 1. a state of anxiety or nervous excitement: "she was wringing her hands in agitation" Similar Opposite
- 2. brisk stirring or disturbance of a liquid: "the techniques mostly involve agitation by stirring" Similar
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AGITATION definition: 1. worry and anxiety: 2. the situation in which people protest or argue, especially in public, in…. Learn more.
noun. ag· i· ta· tion ˌa-jə-ˈtā-shən. plural agitations. Synonyms of agitation. 1. : the act or an instance of agitating something : a moving back and forth or with an irregular, rapid, or violent action. In candy making, this agitation usually consists of working the chocolate back and forth on a marble surface with a large scraper.
Agitation is the act of stirring things up, like the agitation of a washing machine that moves the water, detergent, and clothes around and gets the dirt out or the agitation of political activists who want people to work together to do something.
Agitation, disturbance, excitement, turmoil imply inner unrest, uneasiness, or apprehension. Agitation implies a shaken state of emotions, usually perceptible in the face or movements: With evident agitation she opened the telegram.
agitation implies a shaken state of emotions, usually perceptible in the face or movements: With evident agitation she opened the telegram. disturbance implies an inner disquiet caused by worry, indecision, apprehension, or the like: Long-continued mental disturbance is a cause of illness. excitement implies a highly emotional state caused by ...
AGITATION meaning: 1. worry and anxiety: 2. the situation in which people protest or argue, especially in public, in…. Learn more.
[countable] (Indian English) a public meeting or a march (= an organized walk by many people) at which people show that they are protesting against or supporting something. The situation has provoked agitations all over the region. Protesters are expected to launch an agitation over the issue. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
1. a state of excitement, disturbance, or worry. 2. the act of moving something vigorously; the shaking or stirring of something. 3. the act of attempting to stir up public opinion for or against something. ˌagiˈtational adj.
Agitation Definition. The act of agitating or the state of being agitated. An agitating or being agitated; violent motion or stirring. Extreme emotional disturbance; perturbation. Emotional disturbance or excitement. The stirring up of public interest in a matter of controversy, such as a political or social issue.
to make someone feel worried or angry: I didn't want to agitate her by telling her. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing anxiety and worry. alarmingly. bite. catch up with someone. come back to bite someone idiom. disturb. dread. frighten someone/something away/off. get/go beyond a joke idiom. give someone the jimjams idiom.
