agitated

ag·i·tate  (j-tt)

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; debate.

v.intr.

To stir up public interest in a cause: agitate for a tax reduction.

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[Latin agitre, agitt-, frequentative of agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

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agi·tated·ly (-ttd-l) adv.

agi·tative adj.

Synonyms: agitate, churn, convulse, rock², shake
These verbs mean to cause to move to and fro violently: land agitated by tremors; a storm churning the waves; buildings and streets 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 state impatient - 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 tension unagitated - 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

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agitated

adjective 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, unexcited

Translations

agitated [ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd] ADJ → inquieto, perturbado
in an agitated tone → en tono inquieto
to be very agitated → estar muy inquieto (about por)

agitated [ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd] adj (= upset, distressed) → perturbé(e)

agitated

adj, agitatedly

adv → aufgeregt, erregt

agitated [ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd] adj → agitato/a, inquieto/a