agitation (noun)
21front line — noun the line along which opposing armies face each other (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑battlefront, ↑front • Derivationally related forms: ↑frontal (for: ↑front) • Hyperny …
22tumult — noun Etymology: Middle English tumulte, from Anglo French, from Latin tumultus; perhaps akin to Sanskrit tumula noisy Date: 15th century 1. a. disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices ;… …
23calmness — noun 1. steadiness of mind under stress (Freq. 2) he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity • Syn: ↑composure, ↑calm, ↑equanimity • Ant: ↑discomposure ( …
24fidgetiness — noun a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion he s got the fidgets waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness • Syn: ↑fidget, ↑restlessness • Derivationally related forms: ↑fidget (for: ↑ …
25restlessness — noun 1. the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active (Freq. 1) the restlessness of the wind • Derivationally related forms: ↑restless • Hypernyms: ↑mobility 2. inability to rest or relax or be still • Syn …
26stewing — noun 1. an extreme state of worry and agitation (Freq. 1) his stewing over the fight kept him awake most of the night • Hypernyms: ↑agitation 2. cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil • Syn: ↑boiling, ↑simmering …
27tempestuousness — noun 1. a state of wild storminess • Derivationally related forms: ↑tempestuous • Hypernyms: ↑storminess 2. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development the political ferment produced new leadership social unrest …
28mad cow disease — noun a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation • Syn: ↑bovine spongiform encephalitis, ↑BSE • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease * * * noun [noncount] : a fatal disease that affects the brain and… …
29ripple mark — noun one of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents or by wind • Hypernyms: ↑ridge * * * noun 1. a. : the undulating surface of a ridge or trough produced in incoherent granular material (as loose sand) by wind, currents of… …
30clonus — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek klonos agitation more at hold Date: 1817 a rapid succession of alternating contractions and partial relaxations of a muscle occurring in some nervous diseases • clonic adjective • clonicity noun …
