agitated

American  

[aj-i-tey-tid] / ˈædʒ ɪˌteɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. excited; disturbed.

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Usage

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.

Other Word Forms

• agitatedly adverb
• unagitated adjective
• unagitatedly adverb

Example Sentences

Having long agitated for his Dutch-speaking home region to break free from the rest of Belgium -- his fierce stance protecting what he insists is the national interest has won him plaudits across the political spectrum.

From Barron's

“But it is the natural conclusion to this toxic social media world in which we swim in a constant state of agitated attention.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"Dashcam footage from Doyle's vehicle shows that as he approached Dale Street and Water Street, he became increasingly agitated by the crowds," she said.

From BBC

Ama chastises, snapping her hand back and forth like Ma sometimes does when she’s agitated.

From Literature

Cassiopeia was both pleased and embarrassed at being singled out by Lady Constance, and this confusion made her even more agitated than her brothers.

From Literature

Related Words

• aroused
• excited