agitation (noun)
11agitation — UK [ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] 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… …
12BSE — abbr. bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a usu. fatal disease of cattle involving the central nervous system and causing extreme agitation. * * * noun a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and… …
13CALM — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index calm noun balance, calm, stillness adjective calm, cool, gentle, pastoral, still verb calm, pacify agitation …
14commotion — late 14c., from M.Fr. commocion violent motion, agitation (12c., Mod.Fr. commotion), from L. commotionem (nom. commotio) violent motion, agitation, noun of action from pp. stem of commovere to move, disturb, from com together, or thoroughly (see… …
15agitate — verb 1》 [often as adjective agitated] make troubled or nervous. 2》 campaign to arouse public concern about an issue. 3》 stir or disturb (a liquid) briskly. Derivatives agitatedly adverb agitation noun agitator noun Origin ME (in the sense drive… …
16agitate — verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin agitatus, past participle of agitare, frequentative of agere to drive more at agent Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. obsolete to give motion to …
17vexation — (n.) c.1400, from O.Fr. vexation or directly from L. vexationem (nom. vexatio) agitation, noun of action from from vexus, from vexare (see VEX (Cf. vex)) …
18agitate — ► 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 …
19ferment — noun /ˈfɜmɛnt / (say ferment) 1. any of various agents or substances which cause fermentation, especially: a. any of various living organisms (organised ferments), as yeasts, moulds, certain bacteria, etc. b. any of certain complex substances… …
20youth movement — noun political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people • Syn: ↑youth crusade • Hypernyms: ↑campaign, ↑cause, ↑crusade, ↑drive, ↑movement, ↑effort * * * …
