agitated

  • 1agitated — adj. 1. troubled emotionally and usually deeply. Opposite of {unagitated}. agitated parents Note: Narrower terms are: {demoniac, demoniacal ; distraught, overwrought; {disturbed, jolted, shaken}; {feverish, hectic}; {frantic, frenetic, phrenetic …

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  • 2agitated — agitated; un·agitated; …

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  • 3agitated — index disordered, disorderly, unsettled, vehement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4agitated — англ. [э/джитэйтид] agitato ит. [аджита/то] agité фр. [ажитэ/] con agitazione ит. [кон аджитацио/нэ] возбужденно, взволнованно ◊ agitazione волнение …

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  • 5agitated — (adj.) 1610s, set in motion, pp. adjective from AGITATE (Cf. agitate) (v.). Meaning disturbed is from 1650s; that of disturbed in mind is from 1756. Meaning kept constantly in public view is from 1640s …

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  • 6agitated — [aj′ə tāt΄id] adj. shaken; perturbed; excited agitatedly adv …

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  • 7agitated — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ He sounded very agitated on the phone. ▪ become, get, grow …

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  • 8Agitated — Agitate Ag i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Agitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agitating}.] [L. agitatus, p. p. of agitare to put in motion, fr. agere to move: cf. F. agiter. See {Act}, {Agent}.] 1. To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind… …

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  • 9agitated — [[t]æ̱ʤɪteɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone is agitated, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice. Susan seemed agitated about something... The man in the house was in a very excited and agitated state.… …

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  • 10agitated — adjective so nervous or upset that you are unable to keep still or think calmly: An agitated waiter rushed up to apologize for the delay. | She got rather agitated …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English