agitation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  2. noun a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
  3. noun the feeling of being agitated; not calm

Etymology

From French agitation, from Latin agitātiō (“movement, agitation”).

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