agitated
Syllables: agi·tat·ed/ˈæd͡ʒɪteɪtɪd/
agitated adjective: angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up. Also the simple past and past participle of agitate.
Adjective
agitated (comparative more agitated, superlative most agitated)
- Angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up.
- By quarter to six all this had me so awake and agitated that even the Balinese wind chimes that I hung up in the garden to relax me began to sound like Big Ben.2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 86
- Of a solution or substance, violently and chaotically moving around, such as due to being shaken.
Also used as
agitated is also the simple past and past participle of agitate.
Examples of agitated in a sentence
- The patient was so agitated that the doctor resorted to sedation.
- The radical party agitated for the region to secede from the confederation and establish self-government.
- The awkward and agitated customer began to sketch them out a bit.
Forms of agitated
| comparative | more agitated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most agitated |
Words formed from agitated
Phrases with agitated
Questions about agitated
- What does agitated mean?
- Agitated means angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up.
- What part of speech is agitated?
- Agitated is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce agitated?
- Agitated is pronounced /ˈæd͡ʒɪteɪtɪd/.
Words near agitated in the dictionary
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