agitated

adjective

ag·i·tat·ed ˈa-jə-ˌtā-təd How to pronounce agitated (audio)

: troubled in mind : disturbed and upset

When Caswall asked him to describe what he had seen …, he got very agitated …

Bram Stoker

was so agitated she could hardly speak

agitatedly adverb

pacing back and forth agitatedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The woman would not do so and the man became more agitated, yelling at the woman to tell officers to leave.

cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022 Mental health workers had requested assistance for a man who had become highly agitated at a house on Sterling Street.

Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 Video shows the father, Devon Tyme, walking up his own driveway to find an agitated man on his front porch.

Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2022 No one expects miracles for dementia from cannabis but its potentially calming effects could be very useful for agitated folks.

Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Scenes included an El Paso police car on fire, a Border Patrol agent posing with an agitated German Shepherd and a blindfolded boy smashing an ICE agent piñata.

Thania Garcia, Variety, 10 July 2022 People typically associate it with winter, when colder months and shorter days leave people feeling sluggish, agitated and even hopeless.

Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022 As Giganti and Davis continued their assault, the crowd became increasingly agitated.

Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 Like Dooley’s pictures, Madalengoitia’s are agitated and gentle as the same time.

Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 See More

agitated 1 of 2

adjective

as in excited

being in a state of increased activity or agitation all ferry crossings were cancelled because of the agitated waters around the islands

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

excited
heated
upset
troubled
hyperactive
frenzied
overwrought
hectic
feverish
anxious
nervous
overactive
overexcited
uneasy
perturbed
keyed up
tense
in a lather
hyper
uptight
jumpy
jittery
hyperexcited
aquiver
afire
aflutter
unquiet
high-strung
wired
atingle
nervy
dithery
edgy
het up
hyped-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

calm
unperturbed
undisturbed
placid
collected
composed
serene
tranquil
untroubled
unshaken
cool
unworried
coolheaded

as in distraught

feeling overwhelming fear or worry by the time they finally showed up, long after midnight, we'd become so agitated that we never did get to sleep that night

Synonyms & Similar Words

distraught
worried
frightened
frantic
scared
upset
terrified
distracted
hysteric
anxious
alarmed
hysterical
disturbed
horrified
delirious
alarmed
troubled
frenzied
nervous
distrait
perturbed
disquieted
terrorized
aghast
spooked
beside oneself
fearful
crazed
tense
affrighted
deranged
demented
mad
maniac
raging
berserk
maniacal
raving
nuclear
ranting
ballistic
wrought (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

recollected
collected
composed
calm
placid
peaceful
serene
unperturbed
tranquil
self-possessed
undisturbed
unworried
untroubled
unshaken
self-possessed
unhysterical
self-composed
cool
self-collected
coolheaded

agitated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of agitate

as in stirred

to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly this room could use a ceiling fan to agitate the stuffy air a bit

Synonyms & Similar Words

stirred
swirled
washed
whirled
shook
whipped
churned
whisked
wheeled
beat
reeled
paddled

as in alarmed

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy there's no need to agitate the patient about little things

Synonyms & Similar Words

alarmed
disturbed
distracted
concerned
bothered
worried
unsettled
angered
upset
annoyed
distressed
irritated
perturbed
disquieted
discomforted
discomposed
dismayed
haunted
unhinged
flurried
confused
plagued
frazzled
distempered
rattled
exasperated
derailed
embarrassed
fussed
exercised
aggravated
ailed
harassed
vexed
riled
irked
flustered
peeved
nettled
harried
discouraged
weirded out
undid
disconcerted
pestered
hagrode
bugged
discomfited
freaked (out)
chafed
fretted
alarumed
nonplussed
piqued
unnerved
mortified
bedeviled
galled
grated
abashed
got
dispirited
confounded
jarred
put off
disheartened
chivvied
discountenanced
put out
demoralized
fazed
daunted
nonplused
chivied
vext
shook up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

calmed
quieted
soothed
settled
composed
tranquillized
tranquilized
pacified
mollified
allayed
alleviated
appeased
placated
assuaged
conciliated
propitiated

as in shook

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements set the washing machine so it will agitate for four minutes before going into the rinse cycle

Synonyms & Similar Words

shook
jerked
vibrated
shuddered
quivered
trembled
convulsed
shivered
jolted
swayed
wobbled
twitched
quaked
joggled
jiggled
wabbled
jounced
chattered
juddered
swung
fluttered
throbbed
quavered
rocked
thrilled
palpitated
flickered
oscillated
fluctuated
bucketed
waved
undulated
pulsed
pulsated
wavered
doddered
pitter-pattered
beat
pit-a-patted

as in discussed

to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion a question which has been agitated by the legislature time and time again

Synonyms & Similar Words

discussed
debated
argued
disputed
talked over
canvassed
mooted
bandied
reviewed
raised
canvased
considered
introduced
broached
hashed (over or out)
propounded
stirred up
weighed
deliberated
hammered out
talked out
batted (around or back and forth)
chewed over
spoke (about)
thrashed (out)
forged
talked (about)
wrestled (with)

单词	agitated
释义	agitated adjective ag·i·tat·ed ˈa-jə-ˌtā-təd : troubled in mind : disturbed and upset When Caswall asked him to describe what he had seen …, he got very agitated … Bram Stoker was so agitated she could hardly speak agitatedly adverb pacing back and forth agitatedly Synonyms excited feverish frenzied heated hectic hyperactive overactive overwrought See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The woman would not do so and the man became more agitated, yelling at the woman to tell officers to leave. cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022 Mental health workers had requested assistance for a man who had become highly agitated at a house on Sterling Street. Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 Video shows the father, Devon Tyme, walking up his own driveway to find an agitated man on his front porch. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2022 No one expects miracles for dementia from cannabis but its potentially calming effects could be very useful for agitated folks. Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Scenes included an El Paso police car on fire, a Border Patrol agent posing with an agitated German Shepherd and a blindfolded boy smashing an ICE agent piñata. Thania Garcia, Variety, 10 July 2022 People typically associate it with winter, when colder months and shorter days leave people feeling sluggish, agitated and even hopeless. Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022 As Giganti and Davis continued their assault, the crowd became increasingly agitated. Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 Like Dooley’s pictures, Madalengoitia’s are agitated and gentle as the same time. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology from past participle of agitate First Known Use 1684, in the meaning defined above agitated 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in excited being in a state of increased activity or agitation all ferry crossings were cancelled because of the agitated waters around the islands Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance excited heated upset troubled hyperactive frenzied overwrought hectic feverish anxious nervous overactive overexcited uneasy perturbed keyed up tense in a lather hyper uptight jumpy jittery hyperexcited aquiver afire aflutter unquiet high-strung wired atingle nervy dithery edgy het up hyped-up Antonyms & Near Antonyms calm unperturbed undisturbed placid collected composed serene tranquil untroubled unshaken cool unworried coolheaded See More 2 as in distraught feeling overwhelming fear or worry by the time they finally showed up, long after midnight, we'd become so agitated that we never did get to sleep that night Synonyms & Similar Words distraught worried frightened frantic scared upset terrified distracted hysteric anxious alarmed hysterical disturbed horrified delirious alarmed troubled frenzied nervous distrait perturbed disquieted terrorized aghast spooked beside oneself fearful crazed tense affrighted deranged demented mad maniac raging berserk maniacal raving nuclear ranting ballistic wrought (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms recollected collected composed calm placid peaceful serene unperturbed tranquil self-possessed undisturbed unworried untroubled unshaken self-possessed unhysterical self-composed cool self-collected coolheaded See More agitated 2 of 2 verb past tense of agitate 1 as in stirred to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly this room could use a ceiling fan to agitate the stuffy air a bit Synonyms & Similar Words stirred swirled washed whirled shook whipped churned whisked wheeled beat reeled paddled 2 as in alarmed to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy there's no need to agitate the patient about little things Synonyms & Similar Words alarmed disturbed distracted concerned bothered worried unsettled angered upset annoyed distressed irritated perturbed disquieted discomforted discomposed dismayed haunted unhinged flurried confused plagued frazzled distempered rattled exasperated derailed embarrassed fussed exercised aggravated ailed harassed vexed riled irked flustered peeved nettled harried discouraged weirded out undid disconcerted pestered hagrode bugged discomfited freaked (out) chafed fretted alarumed nonplussed piqued unnerved mortified bedeviled galled grated abashed got dispirited confounded jarred put off disheartened chivvied discountenanced put out demoralized fazed daunted nonplused chivied vext shook up Antonyms & Near Antonyms calmed quieted soothed settled composed tranquillized tranquilized pacified mollified allayed alleviated appeased placated assuaged conciliated propitiated See More 3 as in shook to make a series of small irregular or violent movements set the washing machine so it will agitate for four minutes before going into the rinse cycle Synonyms & Similar Words shook jerked vibrated shuddered quivered trembled convulsed shivered jolted swayed wobbled twitched quaked joggled jiggled wabbled jounced chattered juddered swung fluttered throbbed quavered rocked thrilled palpitated flickered oscillated fluctuated bucketed waved undulated pulsed pulsated wavered doddered pitter-pattered beat pit-a-patted 4 as in discussed to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion a question which has been agitated by the legislature time and time again Synonyms & Similar Words discussed debated argued disputed talked over canvassed mooted bandied reviewed raised canvased considered introduced broached hashed (over or out) propounded stirred up weighed deliberated hammered out talked out batted (around or back and forth) chewed over spoke (about) thrashed (out) forged talked (about) wrestled (with)
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agitated

adjective

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