agitation
State of unrest
Agitation is a state of anxious unrest or troubled excitement.
Someone in agitation paces, fidgets, or can't settle down: She waited in agitation for the test results.
The word also means the act of stirring up—agitation of a liquid keeps particles suspended, while political agitation stirs up public sentiment for change.
Troubled mental state
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- restlessnessState of unease
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
tension · edginess · disquiet · jitters · fidgeting · trepidation · stress · agita
Violent disturbance of order
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- unrestState of public disturbance
- disorderAbsence of organization
- tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
commotion · disruption · ferment · convulsion · disturbance · turbulence · strife · discord
Intense mental suffering
- despairTotal absence of hope
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
dread · fear · overwhelm · hyperventilation · paranoia · torment · suffering · duress
Public display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
- activismDirect effort for reform
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
boycott · sit-in · strike · civil disobedience · dissent · uprising · revolt · rebellion
Political art for causes
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- incitementProvoking unlawful behavior
leafleting · pamphleteering · radicalization · mobilization · psyops · provocation · inflammatory · rabble-rousing
Rapid involuntary movement
- churningAgitated circular motion
- swirlingTurning in curves
- mixingCombining into one mass
- whiskingFast circular mixing
beating · tumbling · vibration · oscillation · rotation · motion · turbulence · frothing
Reasoned case or dispute
- discussionExchange of ideas
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
polemic · provocation · incitement · rabble-rousing · demagoguery · rhetoric · inflammatory · confrontation
worry
Troubled mental state
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- restlessnessState of unease
- uneaseMild persistent worry
apprehension · tension · edginess · disquiet · jitters · fidgeting · trepidation · stress · agita · hypervigilance
upheaval
Violent disturbance of order
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- unrestState of public disturbance
- disorderAbsence of organization
tumult · commotion · disruption · ferment · convulsion · disturbance · turbulence · strife · discord · conflict
anguish
Intense mental suffering
panic · dread · fear · overwhelm · hyperventilation · paranoia · torment · suffering · duress · turmoil
demonstration
Public display of opinion
picketing · boycott · sit-in · strike · civil disobedience · dissent · uprising · revolt · rebellion · resistance
agitprop
Political art for causes
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
incitement · leafleting · pamphleteering · radicalization · mobilization · psyops · provocation · inflammatory · rabble-rousing · demagoguery
shaking
Rapid involuntary movement
whisking · beating · tumbling · vibration · oscillation · rotation · motion · turbulence · frothing · spinning
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- discussionExchange of ideas
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
controversy · polemic · provocation · incitement · rabble-rousing · demagoguery · rhetoric · inflammatory · confrontation · instigation
- Anxietyanxiety, nervousness, panic, worry, generalized anxiety
- agitationanxiety, worry, nervousness, unease, restlessness
- drug side effectsdrowsiness, dizziness, weight gain, dry mouth, constipation
- emotionsjoy, anger, fear, sadness, love
- feelingsemotion, feeling, pleasure, joy, anger
- bad feelingssadness, anger, fear, grief, sorrow
agitationcalm
Free from agitation
calmness · tranquility · serenity · peace · peacefulness
agitationstillness
Complete lack of motion
still · motionlessness · quiet · restfulness · rest
agitationacquiescence
Unresisting acceptance
passivity · complacency · quiescence · inaction · quietism