agitated

[aj-i-tey-tid]

adjective

1. excited; disturbed.

Other Word Forms

• agitatedly adverb
• unagitated adjective
• unagitatedly adverb

Example Sentences

Marriott became agitated after he was told he was late for his appointment.

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Appearing before Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver in a beige prison jumpsuit, Rinderknecht appeared agitated and held his hands behind his back.

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About 48 hours before the Dodgers popped Champagne bottles in their clubhouse, Ohtani sounded unusually agitated.

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Several retired women and men sitting on a bench a few blocks away from the rally grew agitated at the very mention of Magyar, cursing loudly and wishing him death for daring to challenge Orbán.

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Two Uber passengers whom Rinderknecht drove on separate trips between 10:15 and 11:15 p.m. on New Year’s Eve told law enforcement that he appeared angry and agitated.

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Related Words

• aroused 
• excited 

When To Use

What does agitated mean?

To feel agitated is to feel anxious, bothered, or worried.The verb agitate means to make someone feel this way.It can also mean to shake something up, stir it up, or cause it to move around roughly, as in The storm is agitating the water, stirring up huge waves. The adjective agitated can also be used to describe something that has been stirred up in this way.The noun agitation can refer to the feeling of being agitated, as in There is a lot of agitation among the employees who have not yet been paid. Example: The cable news channel blaring in the waiting room makes me really agitated—they really shouldn’t have that around people who are about to get their blood pressure taken.