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
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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Zaitsev allegedly became agitated while the agents walked him through a hallway.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 26 Feb. 2025
Although Allen is best known for promulgating a certain set of character types in his classic films, his own bookish worrywart or Diane Keaton’s moodily anxious beauty, he also must be credited for seeing the comic possibilities of the altogether less agitated and more grounded Roberts.
—Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
Sid looks even more agitated + flinchy than usual, as if, in addition to expecting to be referred to as hick for his country ways, is also expecting to be called liar, be banned forever from premises.
—George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Initial meetings should be supervised, and if the elder dog is becoming agitated, they should be separated or distracted before trying again later.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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City News Service, Orange County Register, 26 Feb. 2025
Although Allen is best known for promulgating a certain set of character types in his classic films, his own bookish worrywart or Diane Keaton’s moodily anxious beauty, he also must be credited for seeing the comic possibilities of the altogether less agitated and more grounded Roberts.
—Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
Sid looks even more agitated + flinchy than usual, as if, in addition to expecting to be referred to as hick for his country ways, is also expecting to be called liar, be banned forever from premises.
—George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Initial meetings should be supervised, and if the elder dog is becoming agitated, they should be separated or distracted before trying again later.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for agitated
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“Agitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agitated. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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