Agitated

//ˈæd͡ʒɪteɪtɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of agitate form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up.

    "By quarter to six all this had me so awake and agitated that even the Balinese wind chimes that I hung up in the garden to relax me began to sound like Big Ben."

  2. 2
    Violently and chaotically moving around, such as because of being shaken.
Adjective
  1. 1
    troubled emotionally and usually deeply wordnet
  2. 2
    physically disturbed or set in motion wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
anxiousfeverishnervousrestlesstroubledturbulent

Example

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"I feel tense and agitated when I have too much work to do."

Related phrases

agitated deliriumworked up

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