agitated depression

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noun Psychiatry.

a severe depression accompanied by constant restlessness.

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Words nearby agitated depression

agit., agita, agit. ante us., agitate, agitated, agitated depression, agitation, agitato, agitator, agit. bene, agitpop

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How to use agitated depression in a sentence

Disordered eating is also linked to higher rates of depression and anxiety, both in the present and in the future.
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“He turned pale, trembled to a great degree, was much agitated, and began to cry,” she told the court.
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He did suffer from ‘Black Dog’ [depression] as he called it and having something to concentrate on was therapeutic for him.
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Every word that now fell from the agitated Empress was balm to the affrighted nerves of her daughter.
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The inner ends of the burrows were enlarged with a depression in the floor, where the eggs were laid.
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The old man seemed to be greatly agitated, and hurriedly whispering, "We thought you were never coming, sir!"
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When he had finished, she took them from his hand, and turning them round in agitated silence, examined their seals and writing.
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Still, Louis did not reply; but proofs of his contending soul convulsed the features his agitated hand tried to conceal.
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British Dictionary definitions for agitated depression

agitated depression

noun

severe depression accompanied by extreme anxiety and agitationAlso called: agitated melancholia

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Medical definitions for agitated depression

agitated depression

[ ăj′ĭ-tā′tĭd ]

A form of depression characterized by restlessness and nervous activity.