| agitation | | |
| n. (state) | 1. agitation | a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance. |
| ~ mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state | (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic.; "a manic state" |
| ~ perturbation, upset, disturbance | an unhappy and worried mental state.; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me" |
| ~ fret, stew, swither, lather, sweat | agitation resulting from active worry.; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" |
| ~ dither, fuss, pother, tizzy, flap | an excited state of agitation.; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" |
| ~ tailspin | loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse. |
| n. (state) | 2. agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest | a state of agitation or turbulent change or development.; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest" |
| ~ sturm und drang, upheaval, turbulence | a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally).; "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence" |
| n. (feeling) | 3. agitation | the feeling of being agitated; not calm. |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| ~ unrest | a feeling of restless agitation. |
| ~ fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness | a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion.; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness" |
| ~ stewing | an extreme state of worry and agitation.; "his stewing over the fight kept him awake most of the night" |
| ~ stir | emotional agitation and excitement. |
| ~ tumult, turmoil | violent agitation. |
| n. (act) | 4. agitation, excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval | disturbance usually in protest. |
| ~ disturbance | the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion. |
| n. (act) | 5. agitation | the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously). |
| ~ movement, motility, motion, move | a change of position that does not entail a change of location.; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" |
| ~ shaking | the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements. |
| ~ stirring | agitating a liquid with an implement.; "constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan" |
| ~ waggle, wag, shake | causing to move repeatedly from side to side. |
| ~ worrying | the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes.; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw" |
| clamor | | |
| n. (event) | 1. blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din | a loud harsh or strident noise. |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (communication) | 2. clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry | loud and persistent outcry from many people.; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" |
| ~ cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call | a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition.; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" |
| v. (communication) | 3. clamor, clamour | make loud demands.; "he clamored for justice and tolerance" |
| ~ demand | request urgently and forcefully.; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" |
| v. (communication) | 4. clamor, clamour | utter or proclaim insistently and noisily.; "The delegates clamored their disappointment" |
| ~ give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize | articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
| v. (social) | 5. clamor | compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring.; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park" |
| ~ compel, obligate, oblige | force somebody to do something.; "We compel all students to fill out this form" |
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