agitated

[aj-i-tey-tid]

adjective

1. excited; disturbed.

Other Word Forms

• agitatedly adverb
• unagitated adjective
• unagitatedly adverb

Example Sentences

The Europeans want an end to a war that agitated their immigrant populations and increased the risk of domestic terror.

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"I didn't know what to do with myself. I was agitated, I was so poorly," she said.

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Two of his passengers that night told investigators he “appeared agitated and angry,” according to a criminal complaint.

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Pasadena police said that three people were injured in the attack after Zavala reportedly became agitated due to a spilled beverage.

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He was transferred to HMP Edinburgh's segregation unit after prison officers said he had become 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.