agitation
[noun]
Synonyms:
- turmoil, clamour, commotion, confusion, disturbance, excitement, ferment, trouble, upheaval
- turbulence, convulsion, disturbance, shaking, stirring, tossing

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Antonyms: tranquillity
Related Words: ado, bustle, disturbance, stir

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

a‧gi‧ta‧tion /ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən, ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃən/ noun

1. [uncountable] when you are so anxious, nervous, or upset that you cannot think calmly:
She was in a state of considerable agitation.

2. [uncountable and countable] public argument or action for social or political change
agitation for/against
mass agitation for political reform

3. [uncountable] technical the act of shaking or mixing a liquid

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

agitation
noun
I. worry/excitement
ADJ. acute, considerable, extreme, great
VERB + AGITATION show trying not to show her agitation
conceal, hide He could not hide his agitation.
PREP. in sb's ~ He knocked his glass over in his agitation.
with ~ She was wriggling on the seat with agitation.
PHRASES a feeling/state of agitation

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

agitation
II. public protest
ADJ. growing | mass, popular, public | political
VERB + AGITATION engage in, turn to The organization is turning to political agitation in order to achieve its aims.
stir up
PREP. ~ against There has been mass agitation against the president.
~ for There is growing agitation for reform of local government.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲