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

was so agitated she could hardly speak

agitatedly adverb

pacing back and forth agitatedly

Synonyms

• excited
• feverish
• frenzied
• heated
• hectic
• hyperactive
• overactive
• overwrought

Examples of agitated in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Earlier this month, a Manhattan jury acquitted former Marine Daniel Penny in the chokehold death last year of an agitated subway rider. —Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024

Also planning to attend is Daniel Penny, a military veteran who was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide this week in the chokehold death of an agitated subway rider in New York. —CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024

During the call, Franco reportedly appeared agitated, raising her voice at Ibarra, per NBC News. —Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024

The release did not elaborate about why Schmidt, from Orland Park, appeared agitated or identified his political party. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of agitate

First Known Use

1684, in the meaning defined above