Meaning of Agitation | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
   countable, uncountable
2. A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.
   countable, uncountable
3. Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
   countable, uncountable
4. Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
5. Putting into motion by shaking or stirring, often to achieve mixing.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“During a storm the sea is in agitation.”

“She causes great agitation within me.”

“the antislavery agitation”

“labor agitation”

“After this conflict pro-independence agitation temporarily died down.”

“[…] religious agitations […]”

“[…] a logical agitation of the matter […]”

“[…] the project now in agitation […]”

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