English Explanatory Dictionary

agitation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
  2. A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.
  3. Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
  4. Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
  5. Putting into motion by shaking or stirring, often to achieve mixing.

Pronunciation

/ædʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ en-us-agitation.ogg /ə.dʒɪˈʈe.ʃən/

Word forms

agitation agitations

Etymology

From French agitation, from Latin agitātiō (“movement, agitation”).

Synonyms

emotion commotion excitement trepidation tremor perturbation

Derived words

agitational agitationist agitprop counteragitation microagitation

Translations

Chinese Cantonese: 攪動 /搅动 Chinese Cantonese: 搖動 /摇动 Esperanto: agitiĝo Hebrew: תסיסה Irish: suaitheadh Latin: trepidatio Malayalam: ക്ഷോഭം Norwegian: sinnsbevegelse, uro Portuguese: agitação Russian: волне́ние Russian: возбужде́ние Russian: смяте́ние Russian: беспоко́йство Sanskrit: त्विष् Scottish Gaelic: mì-shuaimhneas Scottish Gaelic: docair Scottish Gaelic: gailc Scottish Gaelic: troimh-a-chèile Spanish: inquietud Tibetan: རྙོག་སློང Ottoman Turkish: اضطراب Ottoman Turkish: قلق
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