agitation

ag·i·ta·tion

 (ăj′ĭ-tā′shən)

n.

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

2. Extreme emotional disturbance; perturbation.

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

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ag′i·ta′tion·al adj.

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agitation

(ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃən)

n

1. a state of excitement, disturbance, or worry

2. the act of moving something vigorously; the shaking or stirring of something

3. the act of attempting to stir up public opinion for or against something

ˌagiˈtational adj

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ag•i•ta•tion

(ˌædʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act of agitating or the state of being agitated.

2. persistent urging of a political or social cause or theory before the public.

[1560–70; < Latin]

ag`i•ta′tion•al, adj.

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Agitation

 

See Also: EXCITEMENT, HEARTBEAT, NERVOUSNESS, TREMBLING

1. Agitated with delight as a waving sea —Arabian Nights
2. Agitation … like insects coming alive in the spring —William Goyen
3. Calm as a tornado —Anon
4. Composed as an egg gatherer in a rattlesnake pit —Harry Prince
5. Disturbing as decay in a carcass —Julia O’Faolain
6. Feel like he had a mouse water skiing in his stomach —Joseph Wambaugh
7. Feel my insides slipping away as if they are on a greased slide —W. P. Kinsella
8. Felt as if his heart was beating itself to death in some empty hollow —Oscar Wilde
9. Felt her heart make little leaps, as though it might creep onto her tongue and expose something —Leigh Allison Wilson
10. Felt his heart quicken, as a horse quickens at the faint warning touch of the spur —Ben Ames Williams
11. (Arrived in the library with every nerve twittering) felt like a tree full of starlings —M. J. Farrell
12. Froze my heart like a block of ice —T. Coraghessan Boyle
13. Hearts drumming like wings —Paul Horgan
14. Her heart leaped like a fish —Katherine Mansfield
15. Her heart … plucking inside her chest like a bird in a bag —Brian Moore
16. Her heart … plucking inside her chest like a bird in a bag —Brian Moore
17. His heart pumping like a boiler about to blow —Ira Wood
18. Her heart … thundering like ten hearts —Sharon Sheehe Stark
19. Her stomach leaped up inside her like a balloon —William Styron
20. His heart beat so hard he sometimes fondled it with his hands as though trying to calm a wild bird that wanted to fly away —Bernard Malamud
21. His heart chilled like a stone in a creek —John Farris
22. His heart … like a madly bouncing ball, beating the breath out of his body —Helen Hudson
23. His heart moving so fast it was like one of those motorcycles at fairs that the fellow drives around the walls of a pit —Flannery O’Connor
24. His heart racing like a quick little animal in a cage —T. Coraghessan Boyle
25. His heart sinks like a soap in a bucket —Robert Coover
26. His heart thundered like horses galloping over a wooden bridge —Gerald Kersh
27. His heart whammed like a wheezing steam engine —Bernard Malamud
28. His soul seething within him like a Welsh rabbit at the height of its fever —P. G. Wodehouse

    See Also: SOUL

29. I could hear my heart, like somebody hammering on a tree —John D. MacDonald
30. It seemed like something snapped inside of me, something like a suspender strap —John Steinbeck
31. (Scandal and chaos … ) kicked up like chicken feathers —Pat Ellis Taylor
32. My heart behaved like a fresh-caught trout —Lael Tucker Wertenbaker
33. My heart felt like a rabbit running wildly around inside my rib cage —James Crumley
34. My heart jumped like a fox —Scott Spencer
35. My heart leaped like a big bass after a willow fly —Borden Deal
36. My heart pounded like a drowning swimmer’s —Frank Conroy
37. My heart pounded … like the hoofbeats of a horse —Charles Johnson
38. My heart stopped as if a knife had been driven through it —Rudyard Kipling
39. My heart turned over like a dirtbike in the wrong gear —T. Coraghessan Boyle
40. My heart would flutter like a duck in a puddle, and if I tried to outdo it and speak, it would get right smack up in my throat and choke me like a cold potato —Irving Stone
41. My stomach plunged like an elevator out of control —T. Coraghessan Boyle
42. Nerves melt like jellyfish —Derek Walcott
43. Placid as a riptide —Joseph Wambaugh
44. The pressure was building in me like beer on a full bladder —T. Coraghessan Boyle
45. Seemed to smoulder like a tar-barrel on the point of explosion —Lawrence Durrell
46. The sense of horror and failure had clutched his spine like the wet, wrinkled hand of a drowned woman —William Styron
47. Set my heart to rocking like a boat in a swell —Edna St. Vincent Millay
48. She explodes like a chestnut thrown on the fire —Colette

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state" perturbation, upset, disturbance - an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me" fret, stew, swither, sweat, lather - agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" dither, fuss, pother, tizzy, flap - an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" tailspin - loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse
	2.	agitation - a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest" ferment, fermentation, unrest, tempestuousness Sturm und Drang, upheaval, turbulence - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
	3.	agitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calm feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" unrest - a feeling of restless agitation fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness - a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness" stewing - an extreme state of worry and agitation; "his stewing over the fight kept him awake most of the night" stir - emotional agitation and excitement tumult, turmoil - violent agitation calmness - a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement
	4.	agitation - disturbance usually in protest   hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval, excitement disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
	5.	agitation - the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" shaking - the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements stirring - agitating a liquid with an implement; "constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan" waggle, wag, shake - causing to move repeatedly from side to side worrying - the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"

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agitation

noun

1. struggle, fight, battle, conflict, clash, contest, encounter, combat, hostilities, strife, skirmish, tussle Seventy students were injured in the agitation.

2. turbulence, rocking, shaking, stirring, stir, tossing, disturbance, upheaval, churning, convulsion Temperature is a measure of agitation of molecules.

3. turmoil, worry, trouble, upset, alarm, confusion, excitement, disturbance, distraction, upheaval, stimulation, flurry, outcry, clamour, arousal, ferment, disquiet, commotion, fluster, lather (informal), incitement, tumult, discomposure, tizzy, tizz or tiz-woz (informal) She was in a state of emotional agitation.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

agitation

noun

1. The condition of being physically agitated:

commotion, convulsion, turbulence.

2. A state of discomposure:

dither, fluster, flutter, perturbation, tumult, turmoil, upset.

Informal: lather, stew.

3. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace:

commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar.

Informal: flap, to-do.

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Translations

agitacerozruch

ophidselsesindsbevægelseuro

AgitationAufregungErschütterung

agitación

agitationbagarreinquiétude

agitációfelkavarodás

uppnám, geîshræring; áróîur

agitazionetumulto

agitasjonoppviglingristing

агитациятреволнение

agitácia

ıstırapsıkıntı

激动不安焦虑

agitation

[ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃən] N

1. (mental) → inquietud f, perturbación f

2. (= shaking) → agitación f

3. (Pol) → agitación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

agitation

[ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃ^ən] n

(= distress) → agitation f
in a state of agitation → dans tous ses états

(political) → campagne f
agitation for sth → campagne f en faveur de qch
agitation against sth → campagne f contre qch

[liquid, molecules] → agitation f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

agitation

n

(lit, of liquid) → Aufrühren nt; (of surface of water) → Aufwühlen nt; (of clothes in washing machine) → Hin- und Herbewegung f

(fig: = anxiety, worry) → Erregung f, → Aufruhr m; (on stock market) → Bewegung f

(Pol: = incitement) → Agitation f

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agitation

[ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃ/ən] n → agitazione f

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agitate

(ˈӕdʒiteit) verb

1. to make (someone) excited and anxious. The news agitated her. verontrus يُقْلِق، يُثِير، يُهِيج المَشَاعِر раздвижвам agitar vzrušit, zneklidnit beunruhigen gøre nervøs; forurolige ταράζωagitar erutama سراسیمه کردن tehdä levottomaksi agiter לְהַדאִיג उत्तेजित करना uznemiriti felizgat menggetarkan koma úr jafnvægi agitare かき乱す (마음을) 동요시키다 (su)jaudinti, (su)kelti nerimą satraukt; uzbudināt menguja verontrustenryste, skake oppporuszać, wstrząsać د خلکو احساسات راپارول agitar a tulbura волновать rozrušiť vznemiriti uzrujati uppröra ทำให้เป็นกังวล kaygılandırmak, endişelendirmek 使焦慮 хвилювати; збуджувати ہل چل مچانا ، làm bối rối 使焦虑

2. to try to arouse public feeling and action. That group is agitating for prison reform. agiteer يُثِير المَوْضُوع، يُنَاقِش агитирам agitar agitovat agitieren agitere κινητοποιώ, ξεσηκώνω τον κόσμο hacer una campaña a favor de/en contra de agiteerima, üles kutsuma شوراندن؛ تحریک کردن kiihottaa mener campagne לַעֲשׂוֹת תַעֲמוּלָה आंदोलन uzburkati agitál menghasut reka áróður fyrir (e-u) battersi; promuovere un'agitazione 扇動する 선동하다 agituoti aģitēt mendesak-desak agerenagitere, oppvigleagitować تنبه کول، تحریک کول agitar a face propagandă агитировать agitovať agitirati podstrekivati agitera, uppvigla ปลุกระดม kamuoyunun ilgisini çekmeye çalışmak 煽動 агітувати بھڑکانا ، اشتعال دلانا khuấy động 煽动

3. to shake. The tree was agitated by the wind. geskud يُحَرِّك، يَهُز разтърсвам agitar zmítat bewegen ryste σείωagitar raputama تکان دادن ravistaa secouer לְנָעֵר हिलाना zatresti (fel)ráz mengguncang hrista, ÿfa scuotere ゆり動かす 흔들다 purtyti sakratīt; sapurināt menggegar in beweging brengen skake, riste potrząsać خوځول abanar a zgâlţâi трясти zmietať tresti tresti skaka เขย่า sallamak 搖動 збовтувати, трясти ہلانا lắc 摇动

ˈagitated adjective

verontruste مُتَأثِّر، مُضْطَرِب развълнуван agitado vzrušený, rozrušený aufgeregt nervøs; urolig ταραγμένοςagitado erutatud آشفته؛ سراسیمه kiihtynyt agité נסער, מודאג उत्तेजित potresen felkavart, zavaros, izgatott terguncang í uppnámi agitato 動揺した 동요하고 있는 susijaudinęs satraukts; uzbudināts digegarkan nerveusoppskaket, urolig poruszony, podniecony پاریدلی، احساساتی agitado agitat взволнованный rozrušený razmajan, vzburkan uznemiren upprörd ปั่นป่วน kaygılı 顯得不安 збуджений; схвильований مشتعل ، مضطرب bối rối 表现出不安的

ˌagiˈtation noun

verontrustheid هَيَاج، تَهَيُّج، إحْدَاث تَغْيِير، إضْطِرَاب سِيَاسِي агитация agitação rozruch; agitace die Erschütterung uro; sindsbevægelse; ophidselse ταραχήagitación erutus, üleskutsumine اضطراب kiihotus agitation סַעֲרַת רְגָשׁוֹת आंदोलन potresanje felkavarodás, izgatottság; agitáció agitasi uppnám, geðshræring; áróður agitazione 扇動, 動揺 동요 susijaudinimas satraukums; uzbudinājums gegaran onrust, opschudding risting, agitasjon; oppviglingporuszenie, agitacja ناآرامی agitação agitaţie волнение vzrušenie; agitácia nemir podstrekavanje agitation, upprördhet, skakning การปลุกระดม sıkıntı, ıstırap 焦慮不安 збудження; агітація بے چینی tâm trạng bối rối 焦虑，激动不安

ˈagitator noun

a person who tries constantly to stir up public feeling. a political agitator. agitator مُهَيِّج، مُثِير لِلفِتَن агитатор agitador agitátor der/die Agitator, Propagandist agitator; urostifter ταραχοποιόςagitador agitaator آشوبگر agitaattori agitateur/-trice מסית, תעמלן आंदोलनकर्ता agitator agitátor penghasut áróðursmaður agitatore, agitatrice 扇動者 선동자 agitatorius aģitators penggegar agitatoragitator, oppvigleragitator لمسوونکی agitador agi­­tator агитатор agitátor, -ka agitator podstrekač agitator, uppviglare ผู้ปลุกระดม kışkırtıcı, tahrikçi 煽動者 агітатор بھڑکانے والا ، فسادی người khích động quần chúng 鼓动者

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agitation

n. agitación, perturbación; alboroto.

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