agitation

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ad͡ʒɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
• (America) IPA: /æ.d͡ʒɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

Noun

agitation

1. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.

   After a storm the sea is in agitation.

2. A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation.

   She causes great agitation within me.

3. Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.

   the antislavery agitation

   labor agitation

   After this conflict pro-independence agitation temporarily died down.

   • William H. Prescott:

     […] religious agitations […]

4. Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
   • Roger L'Estrange:

     […] a logical agitation of the matter […]

   • Jonathan Swift:

     […] the project now in agitation […]

Synonyms

• emotion, commotion, excitement, trepidation, tremor, perturbation

Translations

• French: agitation
• German: Aufwühlung, Agitation
• Portuguese: agitação
• Russian: волне́ние
• Spanish: agitación, desasosiego

Translations

• Portuguese: agitação
• Russian: волне́ние
• Spanish: inquietud

Translations

• Russian: агита́ция

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