Wondering how to use Agitation in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as upheaval or hullabaloo.
Agitation meaning
- The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
- A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.
- Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
Synonyms of Agitation
Using Agitation
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion. | A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind. | Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
- Useful related words include: upheaval, hullabaloo, turmoil, excitement.
- In the example corpus, agitation often appears in combinations such as: the agitation, agitation for, their agitation.
Context around Agitation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Agitation
- In this selection, "agitation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, quota, involves, maratha, aggression, approach and hallucinations stand out and add context to how "agitation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agitation for changes and an agitation was held. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "agitation" sits close to words such as amusement, atletico and bottled, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with agitation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An agitation was held on Sunday, too. (7 words)
Finally, the quote mentions that agitation is incomplete without women. (10 words)
It may include difficulty sleeping, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, pacing and disorientation. (11 words)
The agitation, however, turned violent after a 27-year-old protester jumped to his death in Godavari river near Aurangabad on July 23. Violence had also erupted at Chakan near Pune during the Maratha quota agitation in the last week of July. (42 words)
Expectedly, Bhujbal, who holds the food and civil supplies portfolio in the -led coalition government, stole the show, deploying rhetoric that no one from the ruling NDA has so far used since the Maratha agitation was reignited on August 29. (40 words)
It was also the media that helped the agitation of the Southern oil-producing States to change the formula of income derivation from oil in their favour and to demand federal character in the process of federal appointments. (38 words)
He quotes the Black Panthers and calls for a “Black radical agitation” approach to reparations, “giving cold, hard cash” to people “deprived by the aqueducts of history,” which leads to the obvious question: Who pays whom? (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The agitation, however, turned violent after a 27-year-old protester jumped to his death in Godavari river near Aurangabad on July 23. Violence had also erupted at Chakan near Pune during the Maratha quota agitation in the last week of July.
A condition known as delirium tremens — or DTs — involves agitation, aggression, confusion, trembling, sweating, nausea, vomiting and delusions.
Agitation for changes to the legislation began almost as soon as the bill text was released last week, including a higher bar for work requirements for Medicaid and food assistance programs and a sooner start date.
Among their plans is to continue their agitation for biometrics at places of poll during the elections.
An agitation was held on Sunday, too.
Expectedly, Bhujbal, who holds the food and civil supplies portfolio in the -led coalition government, stole the show, deploying rhetoric that no one from the ruling NDA has so far used since the Maratha agitation was reignited on August 29.
Finally, the quote mentions that agitation is incomplete without women.
Flanked by several Congress MLAs at a rally here on Monday, dissident leader served notice on Rajasthan Chief Minister -– agree to their demands by the month-end or face a state-wide agitation.
He quotes the Black Panthers and calls for a “Black radical agitation” approach to reparations, “giving cold, hard cash” to people “deprived by the aqueducts of history,” which leads to the obvious question: Who pays whom?
If anyone takes money in the name of the agitation, the community will not spare him.
In this regard, it’s important to train every team member of every department to learn to recognize signs of agitation and potential violence among patients and visitors.
It may include difficulty sleeping, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, pacing and disorientation.
It was also the media that helped the agitation of the Southern oil-producing States to change the formula of income derivation from oil in their favour and to demand federal character in the process of federal appointments.
Mahato was a key aide of JMM founder Binod Bihari Mahato and participated in the long agitation for separate state of Jharkhand.
Now is the time to let the world know the population of Biafrans in Nigeria as the Biafra agitation is gathering international attention and speed.
Other senior OBC leaders in the state have been firing salvos at Jarange-Patil and his attempt to get the entire Maratha community into the OBC category, angering supporters of the Maratha quota agitation.
Rao also blamed the Congress for the deaths during the statehood agitation and said the Congress delayed its approval for a new state.
Reporting in November 1910, and with reference to the Tory conferences of the previous seven years, the recalled ‘the endless agitation from advocates of protection’, egged on by maverick MP Joseph Chamberlain.
Similar agitation was also exhibited in India for languages-based provinces.
Some signs include being lethargic, stumbling, urinating more often, vomiting, shaking, and agitation.
Common combinations with agitation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the agitation 51×
- agitation for 17×
- their agitation 16×
- agitation and 14×
- of agitation 10×
- and agitation 10×
- an agitation 9×
- agitation against 9×
- agitation in 7×
- agitation is 7×