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Agitated vs Unrest - What's the difference?

agitated | unrest |

As a verb agitated

is (agitate).

As a noun unrest is

a state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.

agitated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (agitate)

    • agitate

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Verb

    (agitat)
  • To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.
    • ``Winds . . . agitate the air.'' --Cowper.
  • (rare) To move or actuate.
  • :(Thomson)
  • To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was greatly agitated.
    • The mind of man is agitated by various passions. --Johnson.
  • To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a controversy hotly agitated.
  • :(Boyle)
  • To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians agitate desperate designs.

    • Synonyms

    * move, shake, excite, rouse, disturb, distract, revolve, discuss, debate, canvass

    Related terms

    * agitation * agitator * agitatee * agitable * inagitable

    External links

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    unrest

    English

    (wikipedia unrest)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.

    • Derived terms

    * civil unrest

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