agitation

«agitation» in Mova's school dictionary: a worried, nervous or upset feeling that makes you restless — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (agitation; uncountable; an agitation — a campaign)

meaning for a pupil

1) Agitation is a worried, nervous or upset feeling that makes you restless. tree →

2) Agitation is shaking or stirring something, such as a liquid. tree →

3) Agitation is public campaigning or protest to make people demand change. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in stories to show feelings («in great agitation, she paced the room»), in science (agitation of a mixture helps it dissolve), and in history (agitation for votes for women).

examples

• He paced up and down in agitation. tree →
• Her agitation grew as the clock ticked. tree →
• The dog showed signs of agitation during the fireworks. tree →
• Agitation helps the sugar dissolve faster. tree →
• The washing machine cleans clothes by agitation. tree →
• There was agitation in the streets for fairer laws. tree →
• Before Jack and his mother had recovered from their alarm and agitation, a beautiful lady stood before them. tree →

note

Verb: «agitate». Adjective: «agitated» (worried and restless). In science, agitation = stirring or shaking, which speeds up dissolving.

In the corpora

• Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, even by reason of mine agitation that is in me.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «agitation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.