| NOUN | state | agitation | a mental state of extreme / extreme emotional disturbance |
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| state | agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest | a state of agitation or turbulent change or development | |
| feeling | agitation | the feeling of being agitated | |
| act | agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo | disturbance usually in protest | |
| act | agitation | the act of agitating something |
| Sounds | ae.jhahtey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A mental state of extreme / extreme emotional disturbance. | |
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| Narrower | disturbance, perturbation, upset | An unhappy and worried mental state |
| dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap | An excited state of agitation | |
| fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither | agitation resulting from active worry | |
| tailspin | Loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse | |
| Broader | psychological state, psychological condition, mental state, mental condition | (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic |
| Spanish | agitación, alteración, excitación, perturbación, turbación | |
| Catalan | agitació, alteració, exitació, pertorbació, torbació | |
| Meaning | A state of agitation or turbulent change or development. | |
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| Synonyms | ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest | |
| Broader | turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang | A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) |
| Spanish | agitación, fermentación, fermento, inquietud | |
| Catalan | agitació, fermentació, inquietud | |
| Meaning | The feeling of being agitated; not calm. | |
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| Narrower | fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness | A feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion |
| stewing | An extreme / extreme state of worry and agitation | |
| stir | emotional agitation and excitement | |
| tumult, turmoil | Violent agitation | |
| unrest | A feeling of restless agitation | |
| Broader | feeling | The experiencing of affective and emotional states |
| Opposite | calmness | A feeling of calm |
| Spanish | agitación | |
| Catalan | agitació | |
| Meaning | Disturbance usually in protest. | |
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| Synonyms | excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo | |
| Broader | disturbance | The act of disturbing something or someone |
| Spanish | agitación, alboroto, algarabía, barbulla, batahola, excitación, follón, greguería, griterío, trastorno, vocería, zalagarda, zambeque, zaragata | |
| Catalan | agitació, aldarull, batibull, rebombori | |
| Meaning | The act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously). | |
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| Narrower | shaking | The act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements |
| stirring | agitating a liquid / liquid with an implement | |
| wag, waggle, shake | Causing to move repeatedly from side to side | |
| worrying | The act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Spanish | agitación, desasosiego | |
| Catalan | agitació | |
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