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Agitation vs Movement - What's the difference?

agitation | movement |

As nouns the difference between agitation and movement

is that agitation is while movement is physical motion between points in space.

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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    movement

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Physical motion between points in space.
  • I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.
  • (engineering) A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.
  • The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
  • A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
  • The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.
  • (music) A large division of a larger composition.
  • (aviation) An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
  • Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year.
  • (baseball) The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
  • The movement on his cutter was devastating.
  • An act of emptying the bowels.
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  • (obsolete) Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
  • Synonyms

    * (motion between points in space) motion

    Antonyms

    * (motion between points in space) stasis

    Derived terms

    (derived terms of "movement") * art movement * bowel movement * Brownian movement * camera movement * choreiform movement * countermovement * cultural movement * ecumenical movement * freedom of movement * human movement * literary movement * new religious movement * Oxford movement * Protestant Movement * rapid eye movement * social movement * wh-movement

    See also

    * speed * symphony * vector * velocity ----