agitation

Plural: agitations

Noun

• a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
• a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
• the feeling of being agitated; not calm
• disturbance usually in protest
• the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
• The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
• A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.
• Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
• Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
• putting into motion by shaking or stirring, often to achieve mixing.

Examples

• After this conflict pro-independence agitation temporarily died down.
• During a storm the sea is in agitation.
• labor agitation
• She causes great agitation within me.
• the antislavery agitation

Synonyms

excitement, ferment, fermentation, hullabaloo, tempestuousness, turmoil, unrest, upheaval, commotion, emotion, perturbation, tremor, trepidation

Antonyms

calmness