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Agitation vs Concitation - What's the difference?

agitation | concitation |

As nouns the difference between agitation and concitation

is that agitation is while concitation is (archaic) rousing, stirring up; excitement, agitation.

agitation

English

(wikipedia agitation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
    • After a storm the sea is in agitation .
  • A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation.
    • She causes great agitation within me.
  • Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
    • ''the antislavery agitation
    ''labor agitation
    After this conflict pro-independence agitation temporarily died down.
  • * (rfdate) :
  • Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
  • * (rfdate) :
  • * (rfdate) :

    • Synonyms

    * emotion, commotion, excitement, trepidation, tremor, perturbation

    References

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    concitation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) Rousing, stirring up; excitement, agitation.
  • *, II.31:
  • *:So long as our pulse panted, and we feele any concitation , so long remit we the partie.
    • (Sir Thomas Browne)