agitated

[aj-i-tey-tid]

adjective

1. excited; disturbed.

Other Word Forms

• agitatedly adverb
• unagitated adjective
• unagitatedly adverb

Example Sentences

"I didn't think it was a good look," said Purslow, when asked about the way Isak agitated for his record-breaking transfer to Liverpool after an acrimonious split was finally concluded on deadline day.

From BBC

The hearing was also told that Mrs Kneale's family said she was "chatty", lucid and did not appear agitated when they left her at the hospital late on the evening of 12 November.

From BBC

A bright moon rose as the family took their seats and the animal charged out of its pen, agitated, and barreled toward the matador’s pink cape.

From Los Angeles Times

Haden Pentecost, 41, was working on a flight from California to London when he started to become agitated and was described as "sweating" and "babbling".

From BBC

“The investigation revealed that three victims were assaulted to varying degrees by a male suspect who reportedly became agitated after a drink was spilled,” said the Pasadena Police Department in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• aroused 
• excited 

When To Use

What does agitated mean?

To feel agitated is to feel anxious, bothered, or worried.The verb agitate means to make someone feel this way.It can also mean to shake something up, stir it up, or cause it to move around roughly, as in The storm is agitating the water, stirring up huge waves. The adjective agitated can also be used to describe something that has been stirred up in this way.The noun agitation can refer to the feeling of being agitated, as in There is a lot of agitation among the employees who have not yet been paid. Example: The cable news channel blaring in the waiting room makes me really agitated—they really shouldn’t have that around people who are about to get their blood pressure taken.