agitated

ag·i·tate

 (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.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeplyagitated - 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 motionagitated - 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
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agitated

adjective
In a state of anxiety or uneasiness:
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Translations
مُتَأثِّر، مُضْطَرِب
rozrušenývzrušený
nervøsurolig
aufgeregt
agitado
agitéinquiet
felkavart
í uppnámi
agitato
alterertoppskaketurolig
kaygılı
表现出不安的

agitated

[ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd] ADJinquieto, perturbado
in an agitated toneen tono inquieto
to be very agitatedestar muy inquieto (about por)
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agitated

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

adj, agitatedly
advaufgeregt, erregt
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agitated

[ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd] adjagitato/a, inquieto/a
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agitate

(ˈӕdʒiteit) verb
1. to make (someone) excited and anxious. The news agitated her.
2. to try to arouse public feeling and action. That group is agitating for prison reform.
3. to shake. The tree was agitated by the wind.
ˈagitated adjective
ˌagiˈtation noun
ˈagitator noun
a person who tries constantly to stir up public feeling. a political agitator.
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ag·i·ta·ted

n. agitado-a, perturbado-a, alborotado-a.
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agitated

adj agitado; to become — agitarse
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