agitated

[aj-i-tey-tid]

adjective

1. excited; disturbed.

Other Word Forms

• agitatedly adverb
• unagitated adjective
• unagitatedly adverb

Example Sentences

"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.

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

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When highly agitated, as she was now, Lord Fredrick’s young bride had a regrettable tendency to blow over anything in her path.

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Already, inflation is ticking up, and voters are once again agitated by the cost of living, recently electing Democrats who ran on the issue of affordability in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City.

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

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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.