agitation (noun)
1agitation — (n.) 1560s, mental tossing to and fro, from Fr. agitation, from L. agitationem (nom. agitatio) motion, agitation, noun of action from pp. stem of agitare move to and fro, frequentative of agere in its sense of to drive (see ACT (Cf. act) (n.)) …
2agitation — agitate ► VERB 1) make troubled or nervous. 2) campaign to arouse public concern about an issue. 3) stir or disturb (a liquid) briskly. DERIVATIVES agitation noun. ORIGIN Latin agitare agitate, drive …
3agitation — noun 1 worry/excitement ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, extreme VERB + AGITATION ▪ show ▪ She was trying not to show her agitation. ▪ conceal …
4agitation — noun /ˈæ.ʤɪˈte.ʃən/ a) The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion. After a storm the sea is in agitation. b) A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of… …
5agitation — noun 1 (U) feeling of being so anxious, nervous, or upset that you cannot think calmly: Perry s agitation was so great he could hardly speak. 2 (C, U) a public argument or action for social or political change (+ for/against): agitation for civil …
6agitation — noun see agitate …
7agitation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Violent motion Nouns 1. (quality of being agitated) agitation, stir, tremor, shake, ripple; trepidation, quiver, quaver, dance; flutter. Informal, sweat. 2. (result of agitation) perturbation, commotion …
8agitation — /ædʒəˈteɪʃən/ (say ajuh tayshuhn) noun 1. the act of agitating. 2. a state of being agitated: *His agitation betrayed him into buying two more pints –harold lewis, 1973. 3. persistent urging of a political or social question before the public:… …
9thermal agitation — noun : the ceaseless random motion of molecules or other small component particles of a substance that is associated with heat * * * thermal agitation noun (physics) The random movements of free electrons in a conductor, caused by thermal energy… …
10agitation — ag|i|ta|tion [ ,ædʒı teıʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) a feeling of being worried or upset: He paced up and down the room in agitation. 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM an attempt to cause social or political changes by arguing or protesting, or through other… …