agitated

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adjective

ag·​i·​tat·​ed ˈa-jə-ˌtā-təd How to pronounce agitated (audio)
Synonyms of agitated
: troubled in mind : disturbed and upset
When Caswall asked him to describe what he had seen …, he got very agitated …—Bram Stoker
was so agitated she could hardly speak
agitatedly adverb
pacing back and forth agitatedly

agitated

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past tense and past participle of agitate

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Adjective all ferry crossings were cancelled because of the agitated waters around the islands by the time they finally showed up, long after midnight, we'd become so agitated that we never did get to sleep that night
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This has driven some agitated investors to see parallels between the current market and the conditions leading up to the dot-com crash of 2000-2002, when the overall S&P 500 lost nearly half its value. — Joe D'allegro, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026 And if the person seems agitated or unpredictable, skip the direct request altogether. — Angela Haupt, Time, 17 Aug. 2026 For the agitated activist—Mike Davis’ Late Victorian Holocausts with Equator. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 Sometimes, Brun appeared agitated or sweaty at council meetings. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for agitated

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Etymology

Adjective

from past participle of agitate

First Known Use

Adjective

1684, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of agitated was in 1684

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“Agitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agitated. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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