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Noun agitation has 5 senses

agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
--₁ is a kind of psychological state, mental state
--₁ has particulars:
disturbance, perturbation, upset; fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither; dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap; tailspin
agitation, ferment, fermentation, unrest - a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest"
--₂ is a kind of turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
agitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calm
--₃ is a kind of feeling
Antonyms: calmness
--₃ has particulars:
unrest; fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness; stewing; stir; tumult, turmoil
agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo - disturbance usually in protest
--₄ is a kind of disturbance
agitation - the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
--₅ is a kind of motion, movement, move, motility
--₅ has particulars:
shaking; stirring; wag, waggle, shake; worrying