agita

Gut-level anxiety

Agita is anxiety, heartburn, or general aggravation—the kind of churning discomfort that might be physical, emotional, or both.

The word comes from Italian-American slang and suggests a visceral unease: This project is giving me agita.

It often implies that someone or something is being a source of stress: Why do you let him cause you so much agita?

anxiety

worry

Troubled mental state

uneasiness · jitters · angst · disquiet · trepidation · restlessness · misgiving · foreboding · fretfulness · concern

digestive

heartburn

Gastric acid irritation

bloating · nausea · upset stomach · GERD · gastritis · belching · antacids · Tums · Pepto-Bismol · esophagus

irritation

annoyance

State of being bothered

frustration · displeasure · hassle · nuisance · bother · headache · grief · stress · drama · nonsense

stress

pressure

Force upon contact

burnout · deadline · demands · workload · overload · crunch · high-strung · wound up · frazzled · on edge

Categories
Opposites
emotional state

agitacalm

Free from agitation

tranquility · peace · serenity · equanimity · peacefulness

Family

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Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G