agitation
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agitation
- /ædʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From French agitation, from Latin agitātiō (“movement, agitation”).
noun agitations
- The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion. During a storm the sea is in agitation.
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A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind; an emotion combining irritation, restlessness and aggravation; a feeling of being riled up or bothered to the point of experiencing distress and tension.
She causes great agitation within me.
Similar: perturbation, lather
- Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc. the antislavery agitation
- Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate. […] a logical agitation of the matter […]
- Putting into motion by shaking or stirring, often to achieve mixing.
Similar: emotion, commotion, excitement, trepidation, tremor, perturbation, tizzy
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unrest, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval, excitement, ferment, fermentation, commotion, tumult, uproar, noise, stir, fuss, disturbance, nervousness, restlessness
noun
Similar: emotion, commotion, excitement, trepidation, tremor, perturbation, tizzy
Translations
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noun a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility
| Español | inquietud |
|---|---|
| Português | agitação |
| Русский | волне́ние volnénije, возбужде́ние vozbuždénije, смяте́ние smjaténije, беспоко́йство bespokójstvo |
| עברית | תסיסה tsisá |
noun act of agitating
| Español | agitación, desasosiego |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | आकुलता ākultā, व्यग्रता vyagratā |
| Português | agitação |
| Français | agitation |
| Deutsch | Aufwühlung, Agitation |
| Ελληνικά | αναστάτωση anastátosi, αναταραχή anatarachí, αναβρασμός anavrasmós |
| Română | agitare, agitație |
| Русский | волне́ние volnénije, возбужде́ние vozbuždénije, смяте́ние smjaténije |
| עברית | תסיסה tsisá |
noun excitement of public feeling
| Русский | агита́ция agitácija |
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Talk about this word "agitation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/agitation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. agitation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/agitation "agitation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/agitation.Cite this
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