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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 | ||
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