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agitational

8.6

Feeling nervous and unable to sit still

adjective
/ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃənl/

: agitado

The doctor noted the patient's agitational state during the examination.

Examples

Nurses were trained to handle agitational symptoms in patients with dementia.
Her agitational behavior made it difficult for her to sit still in class.
The patient's agitational behavior worried the doctors.
She experienced agitational symptoms during the meeting.
The doctor noted the patient's agitational state during the examination.
Her agitational behavior made it difficult for her to sit still in class.
Nurses were trained to handle agitational symptoms in patients with dementia.

Synonyms

restless

vsagitational

110 3.0

Not able to relax and stay still because of worry or boredom

focuses on movement and inability to settle rather than emotional arousal

frantic

vsagitational

93 3.9

Very worried and acting quickly in a wild, uncontrolled way

is much more intense and panicked than the ordinary nervous state

agitated

vsagitational

49 4.1

Feeling nervous, upset, and not calm

describes relating to that nervous restless or disturbed state

antsy

vsagitational

Informal

25 7.0

Being nervous and unable to keep still

is milder and more informal than stronger nervous agitation

angsty

vsagitational

Informal

4 7.5

Feeling worried and tense about personal problems

is more about inner anxiety and worry than general restlessness

stirred up

vsagitational

1 4.4

Feeling very upset or excited and restless

focuses on strong emotional arousal rather than neutral nervousness

flurried

vsagitational

7.4

Feeling nervous and hurried after something sudden happens

implies a sudden cause rather than an ongoing nervous disturbed state

phrenetic

vsagitational

Archaic

9.9

Being very excited and unable to stay calm

is extreme and frenzied rather than the typical nervous restlessness

Antonyms

calm

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

serene

38 3.9

Calm and peaceful, not showing worry or strong feelings

How Agitated

overwrought

13 7.8

agitational

8.6

agitated

49 4.1

restless

110 3.0

uneasy

98 3.2

calm

735 1.0

Surface Forms

agitational positive

Morphology

agitational = agitation (transparent) = agitate + ion + al

Clear adjective formation from 'agitation' with '-al', meaning 'relating to agitation'.

Etymology

Agitational comes from the Latin verb agitare, which means 'to move' or 'to drive' and is the same root as the common word agitate. So, when someone is agitational, they are inwardly moved or restless and find it hard to stay still.