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agitation (noun)

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  • agitation — (n.) 1560s, mental tossing to and fro, from Fr. agitation, from L. agitationem (nom. agitatio) motion, agitation, noun of action from pp. stem of agitare move to and fro, frequentative of agere in its sense of to drive (see ACT (Cf. act) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • agitation — agitate ► VERB 1) make troubled or nervous. 2) campaign to arouse public concern about an issue. 3) stir or disturb (a liquid) briskly. DERIVATIVES agitation noun. ORIGIN Latin agitare agitate, drive …   English terms dictionary

  • agitation — noun 1 worry/excitement ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, extreme VERB + AGITATION ▪ show ▪ She was trying not to show her agitation. ▪ conceal …   Collocations dictionary

  • agitation — noun /ˈæ.ʤɪˈte.ʃən/ a) 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. b) A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of… …   Wiktionary

  • agitation — noun 1 (U) feeling of being so anxious, nervous, or upset that you cannot think calmly: Perry s agitation was so great he could hardly speak. 2 (C, U) a public argument or action for social or political change (+ for/against): agitation for civil …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • agitation — noun see agitate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • agitation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Violent motion Nouns 1. (quality of being agitated) agitation, stir, tremor, shake, ripple; trepidation, quiver, quaver, dance; flutter. Informal, sweat. 2. (result of agitation) perturbation, commotion …   English dictionary for students

  • agitation — /ædʒəˈteɪʃən/ (say ajuh tayshuhn) noun 1. the act of agitating. 2. a state of being agitated: *His agitation betrayed him into buying two more pints –harold lewis, 1973. 3. persistent urging of a political or social question before the public:… …  

  • thermal agitation — noun : the ceaseless random motion of molecules or other small component particles of a substance that is associated with heat * * * thermal agitation noun (physics) The random movements of free electrons in a conductor, caused by thermal energy… …   Useful english dictionary

  • agitation — ag|i|ta|tion [ ,ædʒı teıʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) a feeling of being worried or upset: He paced up and down the room in agitation. 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM an attempt to cause social or political changes by arguing or protesting, or through other… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • agitation — UK [ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a feeling of being worried or upset He paced up and down the room in agitation. 2) mainly journalism an attempt to cause social or political changes by arguing or protesting, or through other… …   English dictionary

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