Synonym: excitement, ferment, fermentation, hullabaloo, tempestuousness, turmoil, unrest, upheaval. Similar words: prestidigitation, agitate, limitation, invitation, rehabilitation, orientation, affectation, nation-state. Meaning: [‚ædʒɪ'teɪʃn] 
n. 1. a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance 2. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development 3. the feeling of being agitated; not calm 4. disturbance usually in protest 5. the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously).
n. 1. a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance 2. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development 3. the feeling of being agitated; not calm 4. disturbance usually in protest 5. the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously). 
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31 Petitioning remained a weapon of agitation against the apprenticeship system up to 1838.
32 In June 1788 Clarkson proposed that the London committee promote widespread agitation through forming local committees.
33 They may wake from sleep with great fear, agitation and anxiety and a sense of suffocation like in Lachesis.
34 Arriving there, Joe found Soong in a state of great agitation and impatience.
35 Harriet walks with Knightley, and Frank arrives late, after Jane has taken herself home in agitation.
36 Organic changes in the brain of some older people bring about an increase in agitation after dark known as sundowner s syndrome.
37 They are scrapes and sores, mockers of failure, players in a relentless team of agitation.
38 He was pacing back and forth; his agitation was mounting.
39 He arrived to find Evelyn in a state of considerable agitation.
40 The holding of elections for worker representatives to the WICs from 1915 created new outlets for agitation and organization among the proletariat.
41 Of course, there was great agitation in the spirit world as the Last Days drew nearer.
42 As the young man listened tears gathered in his eyes and he held his cloak before his face to hide his agitation.
43 Agitation does not completely compensate for the lack of direct activity.
44 They were conscious of the ups and downs of working-class agitation for political rights, the vote - and more.
45 One focus within the countryside lobby was the agitation for a green belt around London.
46 She shivered and rubbed her arms, trying to conceal her rising agitation.
47 While all that agitation was going on a dual carriageway had been built between Aberdeen and Stonehaven.
48 In her agitation she had taken the longer route on to the Quay de Cologny.
49 Two issues produced a great deal of agitation in the country.
50 Following the transfer of power the opposition parties officially called off their agitation programmes and urged a return to work.
51 According to unconfirmed reports the government had offered talks with Bhutto in return for an agreement to end the agitation.
52 The capital was the scene of great agitation over the nearness of the enemy.
53 Part of the agitation for reform of local government concerned ways of improving this research function.
54 The region's agitation for autonomy could tear the country apart.
55 This may have been the first time in modern history that a painting incited people to such public agitation.
56 Ellice Hopkins was a central figure in the feminist agitation for criminal law regulation in the 1880s.
57 Which meant he was either out of condition or in a state of agitation.
58 Now the agitation in the country and the violent disorder it threatened could be directed against the Government.
59 In Britain,(www.Sentencedict.com) their insignificance was overcome by the long agitation for affiliation to the Labour Party.
60 Leaning her head back against the sofa, she closed her eyes, trying consciously to tone down her wild agitation.
More similar words: prestidigitation, agitate, limitation, invitation, rehabilitation, orientation, affectation, nation-state, delectation, presentation, argumentation, confrontation, representation, transportation, interpretation, implementation, ratification, gratification, nation, equation, location, formation, relation, operation, zonation, national, education, donation, damnation, situation.