see|Agitation
English

Etymology
Latin agitatio: compare with French agitation.

Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /�æ.ʤɪ�te.��n/
audio|en-us-agitation.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
en-noun

1. The act of agitate|agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.

#:The sea after a storm is in agitation.

1. A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation.

#:She causes great agitation within me.

1. Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.

#:the antislavery agitation
#:labor agitation
#:religious agitations �Prescott

1. Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.

#:a logical agitation of the matter �L'Estrange.
#:the project now in agitation �Swift.

Synonyms
emotion; commotion; excitement; trepidation; tremor; perturbation.

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)
Dutch: opwinding f, agitatie f
German: Aufwühlung f, Agitation f
Spanish: t|es|agitación|f, t|es|desasosiego|m

References
R:Webster 1913
Webster

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