agitated

adjective

ag·i·tat·ed ˈa-jə-ˌtā-təd

Synonyms of agitated next

: 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

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

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And if the person become agitated or aggressive, call 911. —

Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024 Noah, prompted by Eli to recall his mysterious past, enters a wordless state of terror; Eli, increasingly agitated, demands a nonverbal grade schooler tell him what’s going on. —

Alison Herman, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024 From this worry—denounced by liberal advocates arguing that such fears only sow division among minority groups—has emerged a movement of agitated parents. —

Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 But Oliver becomes increasingly agitated, ranting and pacing. —

Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for agitated