Agitation vs Worry - What's the difference?
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The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation.
Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
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Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
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To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
To harass; to irritate or distress.
Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
To be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.
(transitive, obsolete, except in Scots) To strangle.
To cause concern or anxiety.
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An instance or cause of such a feeling.
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Worry is a synonym of agitation.
As nouns the difference between agitation and worry
is that agitation is the act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion while worry is a strong feeling of anxiety.As a verb worry is
to seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.agitation
English
(wikipedia agitation)Noun
(en noun)- After a storm the sea is in agitation .
- She causes great agitation within me.
- ''the antislavery agitation
- ''labor agitation
- After this conflict pro-independence agitation temporarily died down.
Synonyms
* emotion, commotion, excitement, trepidation, tremor, perturbationReferences
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English
Verb
(en-verb)- Your dog’s been worrying sheep again.
- The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors.
- Your tone of voice worries me.
- Stop worrying about your test, it’ll be fine.
Can China clean up fast enough?, passage=That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition.}}