agitated
adjective
ag·i·tat·ed
ˈa-jə-ˌtā-təd 
: troubled in mind : disturbed and upset
When Caswall asked him to describe what he had seen …, he got very agitated …—
Bram Stoker
Bram Stokerwas so agitated she could hardly speak
agitatedly
adverb
pacing back and forth agitatedly
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all ferry crossings were cancelled because of the agitated waters around the islands
by the time they finally showed up, long after midnight, we'd become so agitated that we never did get to sleep that night
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The lawsuit asserts the officers were informed that Bruce was experiencing a seizure and should have known to not restrain him or perceive agitated behavior as deliberate hostility or resistance, in accordance with Police Officer Standards and Training guidance.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
In notable ways, the night unfolded very differently from a Rage Against the Machine concert, which are dependably explosive gatherings, a nightly manifesto on social justice amid the crushing riffs and agitated vocals.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 11 Feb. 2025
Vance seemed agitated as the pastor spoke, making glances to his wife Usha Vance and toward Trump, who looked drifted his head downward.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Gilbert likely gained some valuable experience dealing with politically agitated people by once serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild and by briefly running for Congress in 2015.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
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Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
In notable ways, the night unfolded very differently from a Rage Against the Machine concert, which are dependably explosive gatherings, a nightly manifesto on social justice amid the crushing riffs and agitated vocals.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 11 Feb. 2025
Vance seemed agitated as the pastor spoke, making glances to his wife Usha Vance and toward Trump, who looked drifted his head downward.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Gilbert likely gained some valuable experience dealing with politically agitated people by once serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild and by briefly running for Congress in 2015.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Agitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agitated. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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