Agitate: meaning, definitions and examples
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agitate
[ หรฆdสษชหteษชt ]
emotion
To agitate means to make someone feel nervous, anxious, or upset.
Synonyms
Which Synonym Should You Choose?
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agitate |
Used when describing someone actively causing someone else to feel anxious, troubled, or nervous. Often used in the context of a protest or when stirring emotions or actions.
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disturb |
Used when talking about something disruptive that interrupts the normal function or calm of a person or place. It often implies causing worry or mild annoyance.
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upset |
Used to describe causing someone to feel emotional distress or to remove someone from a state of contentment. It is also commonly used when referring to being emotionally troubled.
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unsettle |
Often used when something or someone makes someone else feel uneasy or uncertain, disrupting their peace of mind.
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Examples of usage
- The constant noise from the construction site agitated the residents of the neighborhood.
- She was agitated by the news of the upcoming changes at work.
politics
To agitate means to campaign for political or social change, especially in a forceful or aggressive way.
Synonyms
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Word | Description / Examples |
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agitate |
Used when you want to describe the act of causing someone to feel worried or upset, or to stir up public feelings on an issue. Often has a negative connotation.
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protest |
Used to describe a demonstration or action expressing objection to something, often organized publicly and connected to political or social issues.
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campaign |
Used when referring to an organized course of action to achieve a goal, typically political or social.
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advocate |
Used when you are actively supporting or recommending a cause or policy, usually in a positive and constructive manner.
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Examples of usage
- The activists were agitating for better working conditions for factory workers.
- He spent years agitating for civil rights in his country.
Translations
Translations of the word "agitate" in other languages:
๐ต๐น agitar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคคเฅเคคเฅเคเคฟเคค เคเคฐเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช agieren
๐ฎ๐ฉ mengagitasi
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะฑัะดะถัะฒะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ agitowaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ็ ฝๅใใ (ใใใฉใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท agiter
๐ช๐ธ agitar
๐น๐ท harekete geรงirmek
๐ฐ๐ท ์ ๋ํ๋ค (seondonghada)
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุญุฑู
๐จ๐ฟ agitovat
๐ธ๐ฐ agitovaลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ็ ฝๅจ (shฤndรฒng)
๐ธ๐ฎ vznemirjati
๐ฎ๐ธ รฆsa
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะพะทะดััั
๐ฌ๐ช แแฆแซแแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ hษrษkษtษ gษtirmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ agitar
Etymology
The word 'agitate' originated in the late 16th century from the Latin word 'agitatus', which means 'put in motion'. Over time, the meaning of the word evolved to include both the sense of stirring up emotions and the sense of promoting social change.
See also: agitated, agitatedly, agitating, agitation, agitator.
Word Frequency Rank
Positioned at #20,980, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.
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- 20977 flume
- 20978 preventative
- 20979 wantonly
- 20980 agitate
- 20981 powerlessness
- 20982 dismantle
- 20983 voiceless
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