agitated
49
4.1
- adjective
- /ˈædʒɪˌteɪɪd/
:
alterado
- Why are you so agitated?
- become agitated
- very agitated
- increasingly agitated
I just just sometimes get agitated, you know?
- I just just sometimes get agitated, you know?
- And then he says, well, he's getting agitated.
- And he's real real, you know, nervous, a little agitated.
- When people don't understand us, our brain gets quite agitated.
- And partly because I'm a woman, which does seem to get him a bit agitated.
- And immediately started seeing my guide was there and he was agitated with me.
- And it can come with, with agitated depression or also with agitated mania.
- And you know, people get really agitated and activated when you propose that as an idea, right?
- We do pampering, we do sensory just to relax the patients if they're agitated.
- The weird thing she said was yes, so sometimes like big trucks will go by and then they'll get kind of agitated and they'll jump out.
- So that you can, at a minimum, develop the capacity to pause when agitated, to respond rather than to react.
- And this Dutch chef or reporter comes with me and he was so agitated after I gave this, you know, mumbled talk about MSG.
- So when you start using it, you will notice how often you get agitated or frustrated by what other people are doing.
- Being more fatigued, being more agitated, struggling with anxiety, depression, all these things can be diet related.
Examples
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Slowly, Joan began to become terribly agitated, shaking with fear, panic and confusion.
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Not understanding why, he grew more and more agitated as time passed.
Fiction book (1992) -
I just just sometimes get agitated, you know?
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The care that they provide helps the patient to be less agitated and more at peace.
Academic text (2003) -
- Why do you sound so agitated?
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The captain looks rather agitated.
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The supervisor was quite agitated and had trouble getting her words out.
Academic text (1996) -
The last day I saw him he was so agitated, almost delirious.
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As you can see behind me, the crowd is becoming ever more agitated as he's led into the Supreme Court of Justice.
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She became increasingly agitated when the meeting was delayed indefinitely.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Feeling nervous or upset about something that may go wrong
∞
1.0
Feeling sad or worried because something bad happened
∞
1.3
Feeling worried and easily frightened
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2.7
Feeling worried or nervous about something that might happen
110
3.0
Not able to relax and stay still because of worry or boredom
98
3.2
You feel worried and not relaxed
93
3.9
Very worried and acting quickly in a wild, uncontrolled way
77
5.0
Nervous and tense so you cannot relax
68
4.3
Feeling nervous and tense so you are easily upset or worried
41
5.2
Feeling nervous and tense, easily upset
37
3.8
Feeling upset or worried and unable to think clearly
25
7.0
Being nervous and unable to keep still
14
4.1
Being nervous and confused because of an unexpected problem or pressure
7
5.3
Excited and hurried because of strong feelings
4
7.5
Feeling worried and tense about personal problems
2
7.0
Feeling nervous and upset because of stress or embarrassment
1
6.4
Worried or upset because of something unexpected
1
7.0
Feeling nervous and confused after a sudden, unexpected event
Feeling upset, worried, or slightly annoyed by something
Feeling nervous and hurried after something sudden happens
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.0
A long time of deep sadness when someone cannot sit still and is easily annoyed
How Agitated
- Informal
163
3.9
86
7.2
49
4.1
∞
1.3
98
3.2
735
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word agitated comes from the old Latin verb agitare, from agere, which means 'to drive' or 'move'. Think of your feelings being 'driven' or pushed around inside you, so you feel nervous, restless, or upset.