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   agitation

   /ˌadʒɪˈteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a state of anxiety or nervous excitement: "she was wringing her hands in agitation" Similar anxietyperturbationdisquietdistressconcerntroublealarmworryupsetnervous excitementrare:disconcertmentOpposite calmnessrelaxation
   • 2. brisk stirring or disturbance of a liquid: "the techniques mostly involve agitation by stirring" Similar stirringwhiskingbeatingchurningshakingturbulencetossingblendingwhippingfoldingrollingjolting
   • 3. the arousing of public concern about an issue and pressing for action on it: "widespread agitation for social reform" Similar campaigningstrivingbattlingfightingstrugglingcrusadingarguingargumentwranglingdebatediscussionrabble-rousingprovocationstirring upcommotion
   • ▪ a public demonstration. Indian

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘action, being active’): from Latin agitatio(n-), from the verb agitare (see agitate).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAGITATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Agitation means worry and anxiety, or the situation in which people protest or argue for a change. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and its usage in sentences from the Hansard archive.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › agitationAgitation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Agitation is the act or an instance of agitating something, or a state of being restless, nervous, or irritable. It can also refer to a political attempt to influence public opinion. See synonyms, examples, and word history of agitation.

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › agitationAGITATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Agitation is the state of being anxious, bothered, or worried, or the act of shaking up, stirring up, or causing something to move around roughly. It can also mean the persistent urging of a political or social cause before the public.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAGITATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Agitation means worry and anxiety, or the situation of protest or argument for change. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see translations in different languages.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAGITATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Agitation is a state of excitement, disturbance, or worry, or the act of moving something vigorously. Learn more about its meaning, pronunciation, derived forms, and usage in sentences from Collins English Dictionary.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › agitationagitation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Agitation is worry that you show by behaving in a nervous way, or public protest in order to achieve political change, or the act of mixing or shaking a liquid. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, usage and synonyms of agitation with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › agitationAgitation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Agitation is the act of stirring things up, like the agitation of a washing machine that moves the water, detergent, and clothes around and gets the dirt out or the agitation of political activists who want people to work together to do something.