agitation
pronunciation
How to pronounce agitation in British English:
UK [ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn]
How to pronounce agitation in American English:
US [ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
- a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
- the feeling of being agitated; not calm
- disturbance usually in protest
- the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
Word Origin
- agitation (n.)
- 1560s, "mental tossing to and fro," from French agitation, from Latin agitationem (nominative agitatio) "motion, agitation," noun of action from past participle stem of agitare "move to and fro," frequentative of agere in its sense of "to drive" (see act (n.)).
Example
- 1. At one point she was exiled too for anti-soviet agitation .
- 2. The citizens of the united arab emirates ( uae ) do not enjoy a vote but they relish a bit of artistic agitation .
- 3. But she sat quite still and did not move , although inwardly in such agitation .
- 4. The protests have gone beyond predictable leftist agitation .
- 5. Approved by the us food and drug administration in 1983 for epileptic seizures , vpa is also used as a mood stabilizer in various neuropsychiatric conditions , including dementia-related agitation .