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agitated

/ˈæd͡ʒɪteɪtɪd/adjective4 syllables

Agitated means: troubled emotionally and usually deeply.

Synonyms for agitated34

adjective, as in troubled emotionally and usually deeply

amuck, amok, berserk, aroused, emotional, excited, worked up, distraught, overwrought, jolted, shaken, feverish, hectic, frantic
and 10 more, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied, hysterical, psychedelic, wild-eyed, turnt, discomposed, impatient, tense

adjective, as in physically disturbed or set in motion

churning, roiling, roiled, roily, turbulent, churned-up, jolted, rippled, ruffled, seething, stirred

Opposites of agitated

unagitated

What does agitated mean?2

adjective

1

troubled emotionally and usually deeply“agitated parents”

2

physically disturbed or set in motion“the agitated mixture foamed and bubbled”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Agitated in a sentence

  • John finally appeared, out of breath and agitated.Amastan
  • A sudden wind agitated the surface of the pond.sundown
  • She was agitated by the news of her lover's death.unknown
  • She was very agitated at the news of her lover's death.unknown
  • The government is trying to calm the agitated population.Amastan
  • Agitated activity by certain animals may be a sign of an impending earthquake.omerfarukckmk
  • The man was so agitated that the police could not handcuff him.MessDjaaf
  • The more Ziri looked around, the more he became paranoid and agitated.Amastan

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