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- pronunciation:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
Agitation is the act or process of stirring up something, forcing it to move around or back and forth.
The agitation of the laundry in the washing machine helps to remove the dirt.- similar words:
- disturbance
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| definition 2: |
When someone feels agitation, they feel disturbed and anxious, and maybe angry or afraid. Something has upset them a lot and they can't feel calm.
Terry felt a lot of agitation when Ryan, his best friend, accused him of stealing his bike.- antonyms:
- calm
- similar words:
- stir
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| definition 3: |
Agitation is a kind of tool that some people use to cause change, usually in a place where people work or in society in general. Agitation is the stirring up of strong feelings in people with the purpose of making them upset about their treatment or condition and wanting change. Sometimes this leads to protests or even violent behavior.
The leader of the movement believed that agitation was the only way to make the factory owners pay the workers more money and make the factory safer to work in. |
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| derivation: |
agitational (adj.) |
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