agitation

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noun

1. a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
psychological state, psychological condition, mental state, mental condition
• Hyponyms:
disturbance, perturbation, upset, fret, stew,
sweat, lather, swither, dither, pother, fuss,
tizzy, flap, tailspin
2. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
- the political ferment produced new leadership
- social unrest
• Syn:
ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest
• Derivationally related forms:
tempestuous (for: tempestuousness), ferment (for: fermentation)
• Hypernyms:
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
3. the feeling of being agitated;
not calm
• Ant:
calmness
• Hypernyms:
feeling
• Hyponyms:
unrest, fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness, stewing,
stir, tumult, turmoil
4. disturbance usually in protest
• Syn:
excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo
• Hypernyms:
disturbance
5. the act of agitating something;
causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
• Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move, motility
• Hyponyms:
shaking, stirring, wag, waggle, shake, worrying

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest