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agitation Definition

agi·ta·tion (aj′ə tās̸hən)

noun

  1. an agitating or being agitated; violent motion or stirring
  2. emotional disturbance or excitement
  3. discussion meant to stir up people and produce changes

Etymology: Fr < L

agitation Related Forms

agi·ta·tional adjective

agitation Synonyms

agitation

n.

agitation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

mind: This was proposed to her, but, with great agitation of mind, she refused to part with any of her children.

Converse of object

  • conduct: The Cape Dutch all through 1901 and the first part of 1902 conducted a strong agitation in favor of the former republics.
  • reduce: The researchers found that sage was effective in managing moderate symptoms of the disease while also reducing agitation.
  • cause: Processing - at high powers ultrasound causes intense agitation to particles.
  • lead: Led an agitation for the repeal of church rates 1832.
  • increase: In the turbulent middle section, the vocal lines, mostly in unison, descend and rise in increasing agitation.
  • include: This means mobilizing the working class across Europe around democratic demands, including agitation for a constituent assembly.

Preposition: for

  • reform: In the early part of the 20th Century, agitation for land reform became a major political issue.
  • repeal: Led an agitation for the repeal of church rates 1832.

Adjective modifier

  • psychomotor: Mild or moderate conditions Anxiety, psychomotor agitation, violent or dangerously impulsive behavior.
  • Chartist: He was also a Chartist and I have heard him tell of many incidents connected with the Chartist agitation and movement.
  • anti-war: What is missing in Draper's account is that Bolshevik anti-war agitation and organization among the soldiers did not disappear after April.
  • revolutionary: In 1889, at 18 years old, Luxemburg's revolutionary agitation forced her to move to Zürich, Switzerland, to escape imprisonment.
  • gentle: Fine hair can be removed by gentle agitation and decanting, before leaving a further 4 hours or so in some biological detergent.
  • thermal: Curie Temperature The temperature above which thermal agitation is sufficient to randomize the orientation of magnetic grains & destroy any previous common alignment.

Noun used with modifier

  • land: Within the five counties, there were exceptions to the pattern of a steadily declining land agitation.
  • class: The movement became far more than previously a middle class agitation.
  • right: When civil rights agitation broke out in Northern Ireland I wanted to come home.
  • house-to-house: Wherever possible, the departments or commissions must do house-to-house agitation.

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