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agitated
ag·i·tate A0142900 (ăj′ĭ-tāt′)v. ag·i·tat·ed, ag·i·tat·ing, ag·i·tates v.tr.1. To cause to move with violence or sudden force.2. To upset; disturb: was agitated by the alarming news.3. To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; discuss or debate.v.intr. To stir up public interest in a cause: agitate for a tax reduction.
[Latin agitāre, agitāt-, frequentative of agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
ag′i·tat′ed·ly (-tā′tĭd-lē) adv.ag′i·ta′tive adj.Synonyms: agitate, churn, convulse, rock2, shake
These verbs mean to cause to move to and fro violently: surface water agitated by the boat's propeller; a storm churning the waves; buildings convulsed by an explosion; a hurricane rocking trees and houses; an earthquake that shook the ground.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"discomposed - having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air"excited - in an aroused stateimpatient - restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition; "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism"unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning"unsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tensionunagitated - not agitated or disturbed emotionally | | 2. |  agitated - physically disturbed or set in motion; "the agitated mixture foamed and bubbled"unagitated - not physically disturbed or set in motion |
agitatedadjective upset, worried, troubled, disturbed, shaken, excited, alarmed, nervous, anxious, distressed, rattled (informal), distracted, uneasy, unsettled, worked up, ruffled, unnerved, disconcerted, disquieted, edgy, flustered, perturbed, on edge, fazed, ill at ease, hot under the collar (informal), in a flap (informal), hot and bothered (informal), antsy (informal), angsty, all of a flutter (informal), discomposed She seemed agitated about something.
cool, collected, relaxed, calm, composed, at ease, sedate, untroubled, unfazed (informal), unperturbed, unruffled, unexcitedagitatedadjectiveIn a state of anxiety or uneasiness:anxious, concerned, distressed, nervous, solicitous, uneasy, unsettled.Translationsagitate (ˈӕdʒiteit) verb1. to make (someone) excited and anxious. The news agitated her. 使焦慮 使焦虑2. to try to arouse public feeling and action. That group is agitating for prison reform. 煽動 煽动3. to shake. The tree was agitated by the wind. 搖動 摇动ˈagitated adjective 顯得不安 表现出不安的ˌagiˈtation noun 焦慮不安 焦虑，激动不安 ˈagitator noun a person who tries constantly to stir up public feeling. a political agitator. 煽動者 鼓动者IdiomsSeeagitateEncyclopediaSeeAgitationMedicalSeeagitationagitated
Related to agitated: agitated depressionSynonyms for agitatedadj upsetSynonyms- upset
- worried
- troubled
- disturbed
- shaken
- excited
- alarmed
- nervous
- anxious
- distressed
- rattled
- distracted
- uneasy
- unsettled
- worked up
- ruffled
- unnerved
- disconcerted
- disquieted
- edgy
- flustered
- perturbed
- on edge
- fazed
- ill at ease
- hot under the collar
- in a flap
- hot and bothered
- antsy
- angsty
- all of a flutter
- discomposed
Antonyms- cool
- collected
- relaxed
- calm
- composed
- at ease
- sedate
- untroubled
- unfazed
- unperturbed
- unruffled
- unexcited
Synonyms for agitatedadj in a state of anxiety or uneasinessSynonyms- anxious
- concerned
- distressed
- nervous
- solicitous
- uneasy
- unsettled
Antonyms for agitatedadj troubled emotionally and usually deeplyRelated Words- discomposed
- excited
- impatient
- unquiet
- unsteady
- tense
Antonymsadj physically disturbed or set in motionAntonyms |