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- Dictionaryag·i·tat·ed/ˈajəˌtātəd/
adjective
- 1. feeling or appearing troubled or nervous: "there's no point getting agitated"
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The meaning of AGITATED is troubled in mind : disturbed and upset. How to use agitated in a sentence.
worried or angry: She became very agitated when her son failed to return home. There was a long delay, and people became increasingly agitated as they waited for the train. See. agitate. Fewer examples. His grandfather has Alzheimer's and often grows confused and agitated at night.
: to move with an irregular, rapid, or violent action. The storm agitated the sea. intransitive verb. : to attempt to arouse public feeling. agitated for better schools. Synonyms. churn. stir. swirl. wash.
The verb agitate means "to shake up." So someone who is agitated has been shaken up by something — disturbing news, a careless driver who nearly caused a huge accident, or just a very long, very bad day. Agitated can also describe being activated, or fired up about something.
To feel agitated is to feel anxious, bothered, or worried. The verb agitate means to make someone feel this way. It can also mean to shake something up , stir it up , or cause it to move around roughly, as in The storm is agitating the water, stirring up huge waves.
to argue forcefully, especially in public, in order to achieve a particular type of change: The unions continue to agitate for higher pay. As a young man, he had agitated against the Vietnam war. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. agitate verb (SHAKE) [ T ] chemistry specialized. to shake a liquid:
If someone is agitated, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
Definition of agitated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[intransitive, transitive] to argue strongly for something you want, especially for changes in a law, in social conditions, etc. synonym campaign. agitate (for/against something) political groups agitating for social change. Some militant groups have been agitating for autonomy for the region.
exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for. synonyms: campaign, crusade, fight, press, push. advertise, advertize, promote, push. make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
