Agitation

Word AGITATION
Character 9
Hyphenation ag i ta tion
Pronunciations /ad͡ʒɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Definitions and meanings of "Agitation"

What do we mean by agitation?

The act of agitating or the state of being agitated. noun

Extreme emotional disturbance; perturbation. noun

The stirring up of public interest in a matter of controversy, such as a political or social issue. noun

The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated. noun

Disturbance of the mind; perturbation; excitement of passion. noun

Examination of a subject in controversy; deliberation; discussion; debate. noun

The act of arousing public attention to a political or social question by speeches, etc. Synonyms Agitation, Trepidation, Tremor, Emotion, excitement, flutter. Tremor is, in its literal use, wholly physical; it may be in a part of the body or the whole; it is generally less violent than trepidation. Trepidation and agitation are more often used of the mind than of the body. But all three words may express states either of the body or the mind, or of both at once through reflex influence. Trepidation is generally the result of fear; it is the excited anticipation of speedy disaster, penalty, etc. Agitation may be retrospective and occasioned by that which is pleasant; it includes the meaning of trepidation and a part of that of emotion. Emotion is used only of the mind; it is the broadest and highest of these words, covering all movements of feeling, whether of pleasure or pain, from agitation to the pleasure that the mind may take in abstract truth. noun

The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion. noun

A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation. noun

Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc. noun

Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate. noun

The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion. noun

A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation. noun

Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc. noun

Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate. noun

Disturbance usually in protest noun

A state of agitation or turbulent change or development noun

The feeling of being agitated; not calm noun

A mental state of extreme emotional disturbance noun

The act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) noun

The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.

A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation.

Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.

Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Agitation

The word "agitation" in example sentences

"The question is quite ripe _for fresh agitation_ and from experience I find that that agitation _must_ be started by a debate in Parliament. ❋ Ephraim Douglass Adams (N/A)

I will not fail to tell you further of all that is in agitation, as soon as I have Leisure, but I am rather pressed for time. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The majority of U.S. - China trade agitation is caused by imposes signifcant costs on this one relatively tiny huge part of the U.S. economy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Moreover, mention of communal divide during the agitation is totally uncalled for. ❋ Unknown (2006)

There was a time when no one thought grounding off the table could be performed as it now is; the writer well remembers when it was in agitation, to print two reds, and two olaves at the house where first executed. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Conversely, when ethereal energy becomes trapped in the throat chakra, and builds to excessive levels, it can result in hyperthyroidism, or overactivity of the thyroid, which is characterized by agitation and hyperactivity. ❋ M.D. Dharma Singh Khalsa (2001)

She stirred, though it hardly deserved the word agitation, feeble and uncoordinated. ❋ Jordan, Robert, 1948- (1998)

If an inhibited child has an "insecure" tie with an unaccepting mother, however, his agitation is fed by her discomfort; the more she urges him to play with the clown, the greater his stress. ❋ Unknown (1994)

Without being disturbed by the intricate path described by a grain within a given time, these physicists characterize the agitation by the rectilinear segment joining the point of departure with the point of arrival, the segment being on an average greater as the agitation is livelier. ❋ Unknown (1965)

What was even worse than having to focus his mind on a series of niggling jobs was the need to conceal his agitation from the telescreen. ❋ Unknown (1949)

We continued our way in agitation and anxiety, which, how - ❋ Cl (1912)

It may be very soon, it may be a comparatively short time longer than very soon, but as sure as the agitation is on that agitation will be kept going until it will sweep those Islands into assent and the proposal will take the force of law. ❋ Unknown (1903)

"Forget," she repeated, pressing her hands to her breast, and moving to and fro in agitation, "no, no! I shall never forget – I shall remember as long as I live." ❋ Pauline Elizabeth (1902)

While this plan was in agitation, I was one evening at Drury Lane Theatre with my mother and a small party of her friends, when an officer entered the box. ❋ Mary Elizabeth Robinson (1895)

The Prince's establishment was then in agitation: at this period his Royal Highness still resided in Buckingham House. ❋ Mary Elizabeth Robinson (1895)

Murray rose from his seat as he ended, and walking the room in agitation, did not perceive the confusion of his uncle, who, at once overcome with conviction and fear, again ventured to speak: – It is too sure you speak truth, Andrew; but what am I, or any other private individual, that we should make ourselves a forlorn hope for the whole nation? ❋ Unknown (1875)

But Job 31: 38-40 are naturally added by one whose mind in agitation recurs to its sense of innocence, even after it has come to the usual stopping point; this takes away the appearance of rhetorical artifice. ❋ Unknown (1871)

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