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单词 agitational
释义

agitation

noun

ag·​i·​ta·​tion ˌa-jə-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce agitation (audio)
plural agitations
1
: the act or an instance of agitating something : a moving back and forth or with an irregular, rapid, or violent action
In candy making, this agitation usually consists of working the chocolate back and forth on a marble surface with a large scraper. Rose Levy Beranbaum
The technology is based on the controlled agitation of concentrated ore particles with precisely determined amounts of acid. Corale L. Brierley
2
: a state or feeling of being agitated and restless
nervous agitation
Holmes was for the moment as startled as I. His hand closed like a vice upon my wrist in his agitation. Arthur Conan Doyle
She sat some time in a good deal of agitation, listening, trembling, and fearing to be sent for every moment … Jane Austen
: a state of excessive psychomotor activity accompanied by increased tension and irritability
… characterized by prominent agitation, irritability, and delusions Oliver Freudenreich et al.
Propranolol and other beta-blockers suppress physical symptoms of agitation and anxiety by slowing down the sympathetic nervous system. The Harvard Mental Health Letter
3
: a persistent and sustained attempt to arouse public feeling or influence public opinion (as by appeals, discussions, or demonstrations)
political agitation
… makes it clear that this assertive attitude of black women was essential during the agitation for civil rights. Gloria Naylor
agitational
ˌa-jə-ˈtā-shnəl How to pronounce agitation (audio)
-shə-nᵊl
adjective

Synonyms

  • deliriousness
  • delirium
  • distraction
  • fever
  • feverishness
  • flap
  • frenzy
  • furor
  • furore
  • fury
  • hysteria
  • rage
  • rampage
  • uproar
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Word History

First Known Use

1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

agitation

noun

ag·​i·​ta·​tion
ˌa-jə-ˈtā-shən
: the act of agitating : the state of being agitated
agitation of the water's surface
He spoke with increasing agitation about the situation.

Medical Definition

agitation

noun

ag·​i·​ta·​tion ˌaj-ə-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce agitation (audio)
: a state of excessive psychomotor activity accompanied by increased tension and irritability

agitational

adjective

as in provocative

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • provocative
  • seditious
  • instigative
  • inflammatory
  • incendiary
  • revolutionary
  • mutinous
  • rebellious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • diplomatic
  • conciliatory
  • pacific
  • soothing
  • calming
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