agitationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌædʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌædʒ.əˈteɪ.ʃən/agitation noun [ U ] (WORRY)
worry and anxiety:
He arrived home in a state of agitation.
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Anxiety and worry - general words
- angst
- anxiety
- apprehension
- consternation
- discomfit
- discomfort
- disquiet
- misgiving
- nerve
- overwork
- panic attack
- perturbation
- preoccupation
- restive
- skittish
- strain
- trepidation
- uneasiness
- vexation
- yip
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agitation noun [ U ] (PROTEST)
the situation in which people protest or argue, especially in public, in order to achieve a particular type of change:
The anti-war agitation is beginning to worry the government.
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Activism & pressure groups
- activism
- activist
- agitator
- agitprop
- animal rights
- CND
- gherao
- groundswell
- guerrilla
- hunger strike
- insurgency
- lobby
- protest
- radical
- rasta roko
- rebel
- rebellion
- reformer
- revolutionary
- stir
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