agitation
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(noun) the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) |
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Related Words: motion, move, movement, shake, shaking, stirring, wag, waggle, worrying |
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(noun) disturbance usually in protest |
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Synonyms: excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval |
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Related Words: disturbance |
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(noun) the feeling of being agitated; not calm |
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Related Words: feeling, fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness, stewing, stir, tumult, turmoil, unrest |
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Antonyms: calmness |
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(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development: "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest" |
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Synonyms: ferment, fermentation, unrest |
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Related Words: Sturm und Drang, turbulence, upheaval |
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(noun) a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance |
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Related Words: disturbance, dither, flap, fret, fuss, lather, mental state, perturbation, pother, psychological state, stew, sweat, swither, tailspin, tizzy, upset |
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