"agitation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ad͡ʒɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ [UK], /æ.d͡ʒɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ [US] Audio: en-us-agitation.ogg [US] Forms: agitations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From French agitation, from Latin agitātiō (“movement, agitation”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|agitation}} French agitation, {{der|en|la|agitātiō||movement, agitation}} Latin agitātiō (“movement, agitation”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} agitation (countable and uncountable, plural agitations)
  1. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of agitating): вълнение (vǎlnenie) (Bulgarian), възбуда (vǎzbuda) (Bulgarian), бъркане (bǎrkane) (Bulgarian), агитация (agitacija) (Bulgarian), opwinding [feminine] (Dutch), agitatie [feminine] (Dutch), troebelen [plural] (Dutch), agitado (Esperanto), agitiĝo (Esperanto), agitaatio (Finnish), agitation [feminine] (French), Aufwühlung [feminine] (German), Agitation [feminine] (German), αναστάτωση (anastátosi) [feminine] (Greek), αναταραχή (anatarachí) [feminine] (Greek), αναβρασμός (anavrasmós) [masculine] (Greek), agitasi (Indonesian), vibrātiō [feminine] (Latin), agitação [feminine] (Portuguese), agitare [feminine] (Romanian), agitație [feminine] (Romanian), волне́ние (volnénije) [neuter] (Russian), возбужде́ние (vozbuždénije) [neuter] (Russian), смяте́ние (smjaténije) [neuter] (Russian), agitación [feminine] (Spanish), desasosiego [masculine] (Spanish), uppvigling [common-gender] (Swedish), hets [common-gender] (Swedish), ajitasyon (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-agitation-en-noun-ScCqLoLK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 39 4 20 3 Disambiguation of 'act of agitating': 90 0 3 4 3
  2. A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: perturbation Translations (a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility): 攪動 (Chinese Cantonese), 搅动 (gaau² dong⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 搖動 (Chinese Cantonese), 摇动 (jiu⁴ dong⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), trepidatio [feminine] (Latin), ക്ഷോഭം (kṣōbhaṁ) (Malayalam), قلق (kalak) (Ottoman Turkish), agitação [feminine] (Portuguese), волне́ние (volnénije) [neuter] (Russian), возбужде́ние (vozbuždénije) [neuter] (Russian), смяте́ние (smjaténije) [neuter] (Russian), беспоко́йство (bespokójstvo) [neuter] (Russian), त्विष् (tviṣ) [feminine] (Sanskrit), mì-shuaimhneas [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), inquietud [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-agitation-en-noun-WeoXvj4L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 39 4 20 3 Disambiguation of 'a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility': 19 45 3 6 27
  3. Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (excitement of public feeling): 煽動 (Chinese Cantonese), 煽动 (sin³ dong⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 鼓動 (Chinese Cantonese), 鼓动 (gu² dong⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), agitace [feminine] (Czech), പ്രക്ഷോഭം (prakṣōbhaṁ) (Malayalam), agitacja [feminine] (Polish), агита́ция (agitácija) [feminine] (Russian), агіта́ція (ahitácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), אַגיטאַציע (agitatsye) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-agitation-en-noun-Z52hiu3h Disambiguation of 'excitement of public feeling': 10 5 78 4 3
  4. (archaic) Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-agitation-en-noun-x6KHbrlv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 39 4 20 3
  5. putting into motion by shaking or stirring, often to achieve mixing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-agitation-en-noun-0AUIg376
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: emotion, commotion, excitement, trepidation, tremor, perturbation Derived forms: agitational, agitationist, agitprop, counteragitation, microagitation

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1732, Jonathan Swift, The Advantages Proposed by Repealing the Sacramental Test",
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      "sense": "act of agitating",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "αναστάτωση"
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      "sense": "act of agitating",
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      "sense": "act of agitating",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "act of agitating",
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      "sense": "a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility",
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      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gaau² dong⁶",
      "sense": "a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility",
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      "sense": "a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility",
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "jiu⁴ dong⁶",
      "sense": "a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility",
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility",
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      "sense": "a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility",
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      "roman": "kalak",
      "sense": "a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility",
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bespokójstvo",
      "sense": "a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "беспоко́йство"
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      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "tviṣ",
      "sense": "a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "त्विष्"
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "mì-shuaimhneas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a stirring; a disturbance of tranquility",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "inquietud"
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    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "excitement of public feeling",
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    {
      "code": "yue",
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      "roman": "sin³ dong⁶",
      "sense": "excitement of public feeling",
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    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "excitement of public feeling",
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    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gu² dong⁶",
      "sense": "excitement of public feeling",
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "excitement of public feeling",
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      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "prakṣōbhaṁ",
      "sense": "excitement of public feeling",
      "word": "പ്രക്ഷോഭം"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "excitement of public feeling",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ahitácija",
      "sense": "excitement of public feeling",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "агіта́ція"
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      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "agitatsye",
      "sense": "excitement of public feeling",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "אַגיטאַציע"
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