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agitation

noun
/ædʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From French agitation, from Latin agitātiō (“movement, agitation”).

  1. derived from agitātiō
  2. borrowed from agitation

Definitions

  1. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated

    The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.

    • During a storm the sea is in agitation.

  2. A disturbance of personal tranquillity

    A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.

    • She causes great agitation within me.

  3. Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.

    • the antislavery agitation
    • labor agitation
    • After this conflict pro-independence agitation temporarily died down.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for…

      Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.

      • […] a logical agitation of the matter […]
      • […] the project now in agitation […]

    2. Putting into motion by shaking or stirring, often to achieve mixing.

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Derived

agitational, agitationist, agitprop, counteragitation, microagitation

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at agitation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01agitation02commotion03excitement04excites05excite06feel07emotionally08emotions09emotion

A definitional loop anchored at agitation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at agitation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA