Definitions for agitations

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agitations ag·i·ta·tion

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

IPA: /ˌædʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən/

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

You can make 378 anagrams from letters in agitations (aagiinostt).

Definitions for agitations

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 agitations

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

Examples for agitations

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

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

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.

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

Eudora persevered in silence, but her agitation obviously increased.

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

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

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

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