Definitions for agitation

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agitation ag·i·ta·tion

Spelling: [aj-i-tey-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌædʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən/

Agitation is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 178 anagrams from letters in agitation (aagiinott).

Definitions for agitation

noun

1. the act or process of agitating; state of being agitated:
2. persistent urging of a political or social cause or theory before the public.
3. Also called psychomotor agitation. psychological and physical restlessness, manifested by pacing, hand-wringing, or other activity, sometimes occurring as a symptom of severe depression, schizophrenia, or other mental disorder.

Origin of agitation

1560-70; Latin agitātiōn- (stem of agitātiō); see agitate, -ion

Examples for agitation

Trapped in the cycle of permanent emergency and perpetual action, he wrote, “servitude has no rest, agitation no pleasure.”

Eudora persevered in silence, but her agitation obviously increased.

Hunter Thompson knew the pleasure of agitation required freedom from political fear.

The sight of her agitation silenced the singers, and they gazed at her in surprise.

Burke retained his manner of serene indifference to the other's agitation.

Other effects: agitation, suicidal thoughts, chest pains, high blood pressure, and rapid heartbeat.

Her face had a bright, pleased expression, and showed no trace of fatigue or agitation.

It might be well for him to reflect that agitation was a two-edged sword.

Some patients came in with racing heart rates and agitation, others with low blood pressure and the inability to stay awake.

Instead of the agitation I had feared, I found myself able to paint there tranquilly.