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   Ag·i·ta·tion

   /ˌajəˈtāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a state of anxiety or nervous excitement: "she was wringing her hands in agitation" Similar anxietyperturbationdisquietdistressconcerntroublealarmworryupsetnervous excitementrare:disconcertmentOpposite calmnessrelaxation
   • 2. the action of briskly stirring or disturbing something, especially a liquid: "the techniques mostly involve agitation by stirring" Similar stirringwhiskingbeatingchurningshakingturbulencetossingblendingwhippingfoldingrollingjolting
   • 3. the action of arousing public concern about an issue and pressing for action on it: "widespread agitation for social reform" Similar campaigningstrivingbattlingfightingstrugglingcrusadingarguingargumentwranglingdebatediscussionrabble-rousingprovocationstirring upcommotion

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘action, being active’): from Latin agitatio(n-), from the verb agitare (see agitate).

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