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How to pronounce agitation in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest
Type of turbulence, sturm und drang, upheaval
Type Words
Synonyms excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval
Type of disturbance
Type Words
Type of psychological state, psychological condition, mental condition, mental state
Has types flap, fret, fuss, lather, disturbance, sweat, swither, upset, perturbation, pother, dither, stew, tizzy, tailspin
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Type of move, movement, motion, motility
Has types worrying, shake, shaking, stirring, wag, waggle
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Type of feeling
Has types restlessness, turmoil, unrest, fidgetiness, fidget, stir, tumult, stewing

Examples of agitation

agitation
They can include apathy, withdrawal, isolation, failure to thrive and agitation.
From the upi.com
In his agitation, he spoke directly to Mr Obama as if the cameras weren't there.
From the independent.co.uk
The agitation by shareholders got a better price, but this ends the uncertainty.
From the app.com
Intervention on the part of the British government helped soothe this agitation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Restraint use should be avoided as it can increase agitation and risk of injury.
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There was as much agitation about a government takeover of medicine then as now.
From the kansas.com
And no amount of food-mag agitation against the status quo seems to do any good.
From the time.com
Communist agitation was banned, but at this time not the Communist Party itself.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Obviously, we can't do a turnaround until we recognize this state of agitation.
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  • A mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  • A state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"
  • The feeling of being agitated; not calm
  • Disturbance usually in protest
  • The act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
  • (agitate) try to stir up public opinion
  • Agitation often accompanies dementia and often precedes the diagnosis of common age-related disorders of cognition such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). More than 80% of people who develop AD eventually become agitated or aggressive.
  • An agitator is a person who actively supports some ideology or movement with speeches and especially actions. The Agitators were a political movement and elected representatives of soldiers, including the New Model Army of Oliver Cromwell, during the English Civil War. ...
  • The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation; Excitement of public feeling by ...