agitation
noun/ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn/
/ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn/
- [uncountable] worry that you show by behaving in a nervous way
- Dot arrived in a state of great agitation.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- He knocked his glass over in his agitation.
- She was trying not to show her agitation.
- She was wriggling on the seat with agitation.
- He started to pace up and down the room in agitation.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- extreme
- show
- conceal
- hide
- …
- in somebody’s agitation
- with agitation
- a feeling of agitation
- a state of agitation
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- [uncountable] agitation (for/against something) public protest in order to achieve political change
- widespread agitation for social reform
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc2- The organization is turning to political agitation in order to achieve its aims.
- There has been mass agitation against the president.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- growing
- mass
- popular
- …
- engage in
- turn to
- stir up
- …
- agitation against
- agitation for
- [countable] (Indian English) a public meeting or a march (= an organized walk by many people) at which people show that they are protesting against or supporting something
- The situation has provoked agitations all over the region.
- Protesters are expected to launch an agitation over the issue.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- growing
- mass
- popular
- …
- engage in
- turn to
- stir up
- …
- agitation against
- agitation for
- [uncountable] (specialist) the act of mixing or shaking a liquid
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘action, being active’): from Latin agitatio(n-), from the verb agitare, frequentative of agere ‘do, drive’.
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