English noun: agitation | |||
1. | agitation (state) a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | disturbance, dither, flap, fret, fuss, lather, perturbation, pother, stew, sweat, swither, tailspin, tizzy, upset | ||
2. | agitation (state) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development | ||
Samples | The political ferment produced new leadership. Social unrest. | ||
Synonyms | ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Sturm und Drang, turbulence, upheaval | ||
3. | agitation (feeling) the feeling of being agitated; not calm | ||
Broader (hypernym) | feeling | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness, stewing, stir, tumult, turmoil, unrest | ||
Antonyms | calmness | ||
4. | agitation (act) disturbance usually in protest | ||
Synonyms | excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disturbance | ||
5. | agitation (act) the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | motility, motion, move, movement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | shake, shaking, stirring, wag, waggle, worrying | ||