agitation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: agitation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for agitation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agitation n a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest" Synonym(s): agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest the feeling of being agitated; not calm Antonym(s): calmness disturbance usually in protest Synonym(s): agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agitation \Ag`ita"tion\, n. [L. agitatio: cf. F. agitation.] 1. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; as, the sea after a storm is in agitation. 2. A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation; as, to cause any one agitation. 3. Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.; as, the antislavery agitation; labor agitation. [bd]Religious agitations.[b8] --Prescott. 4. Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate. A logical agitation* of the matter. --L'Estrange. The project now in agitation. --Swift. Syn: Emotion; commotion; excitement; trepidation; tremor; perturbation. See {Emotion}.