AGITATION
\ˌad͡ʒɪtˈe͡ɪʃən], \ˌadʒɪtˈeɪʃən], \ˌa_dʒ_ɪ_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of AGITATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; as, the sea after a storm is in agitation.
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A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation; as, to cause any one agitation.
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Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.; as, the antislavery agitation; labor agitation.
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Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
By Oddity Software
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The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; as, the sea after a storm is in agitation.
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A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation; as, to cause any one agitation.
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Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.; as, the antislavery agitation; labor agitation.
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Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of agitating or shaking; the state of being agitated; commotion; perturbation; discussion; act of arousing attention.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Constant and fatiguing motion of the body, Tyrbe, Tyrba'sia, In'quies,-or distressing mental inquietude,-An'imi Agita'tio.
By Robley Dunglison
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The act of moving any things; the state of being moved; discussion, controversial examination; perturbation, disturbance of the thoughts; deliberation, the state of being consulted upon.
By Thomas Sheridan
