Dictionary

agitation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ædʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
   • During a storm the sea is in agitation.
2. (countable, uncountable) A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind; an emotion combining irritation, restlessness and aggravation; a feeling of being riled up or bothered to the point of experiencing distress and tension.
   • She causes great agitation within me.
3. (countable, uncountable) Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
   • After this conflict pro-independence agitation temporarily died down.
   • […] religious agitations […] 1855–1858, William H[ickling] Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, →OCLC:
   • the antislavery agitation
   • labor agitation
4. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
   • […] the project now in agitation […] 1732, Jonathan Swift, The Advantages Proposed by Repealing the Sacramental Test:
   • […] a logical agitation of the matter […] 1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC:
5. (countable, uncountable) Putting into motion by shaking or stirring, often to achieve mixing.

Forms

Deriveds

microagitation · overagitation · counteragitation · underagitation · agitational · agitationist · agitprop

Synonyms

perturbation · trepidation · commotion · lather · tizzy · excitement · tremor · emotion · perturbation

Translations (72)

yue 鼓動 /鼓动 (excitement of public feeling) · nl agitatie (act of agitating) · ru беспоко́йство (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · yue 攪動 /搅动 (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · id agitasi (act of agitating) · bo རྙོག་སློང (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · gd iomairt (excitement of public feeling) · es desasosiego (act of agitating) · nl opwinding (act of agitating) · fi agitaatio (act of agitating) · bg бъркане (act of agitating) · sv uppvigling (act of agitating) · he תסיסה (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · hi आकुलता (act of agitating) · az təşviqat (act of agitating) · es agitación (act of agitating) · ml ക്ഷോഭം (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · ro agitare (act of agitating) · cs agitace (excitement of public feeling) · ru смяте́ние (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · el αναταραχή (act of agitating) · ro agitație (act of agitating) · yi אַגיטאַציע (excitement of public feeling) · de Agitation (act of agitating) · el αναστάτωση (act of agitating) · nl troebelen (act of agitating) · yue 搖動 /摇动 (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · la trepidatio (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · gd maistreadh (act of agitating) · eo agitado (act of agitating) · ota اضطراب (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · pl agitacja (excitement of public feeling) · bg възбуда (act of agitating) · ru возбужде́ние (act of agitating) · ota قلق (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · gd mì-shuaimhneas (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · gd gailc (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · el αναβρασμός (act of agitating) · de Aufwühlung (act of agitating) · sa त्विष् (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · es inquietud (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · ru агита́ция (excitement of public feeling) · bo རྙོག་སློང (act of agitating) · bg вълнение (act of agitating) · eo agitiĝo (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · gd mì-shuaimhneas (excitement of public feeling) · gd troimh-a-chèile (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · he תסיסה (act of agitating) · ru волне́ние (act of agitating) · la vibrātiō (act of agitating) · ru волне́ние (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · no sinnsbevegelse, uro (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · ml പ്രക്ഷോഭം (excitement of public feeling) · ga suaitheadh (act of agitating) · ru смяте́ние (act of agitating) · pt agitação (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · bg агитация (act of agitating) · yue 煽動 /煽动 (excitement of public feeling) · uk агіта́ція (excitement of public feeling) · ga suaitheadh (excitement of public feeling) · ga suaitheadh (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · ru возбужде́ние (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · fr agitation (act of agitating) · tr ajitasyon (act of agitating) · gd tuairgneadh (act of agitating) · sv hets (act of agitating) · hi व्यग्रता (act of agitating) · pt agitação (act of agitating) · gd docair (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility) · eo agitiĝo (act of agitating) · th การปลุกปั่น (excitement of public feeling) · gd strì (excitement of public feeling)