agitation Definition
agi·ta·tion (aj′ə tā′s̸hən)
noun
- an agitating or being agitated; violent motion or stirring
- emotional disturbance or excitement
- discussion meant to stir up people and produce changes
Etymology: Fr < L
agitation Related Forms
agi·ta′·tional adjective
agitation Synonyms
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.

