Contest vs Agitation - What's the difference?

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Contest is a related term of agitation.

As nouns the difference between contest and agitation

is that contest is (uncountable) controversy; debate while agitation is .

As a verb contest

is to contend.

contest

English

Noun

(uncountable) Controversy; debate.

no contest

(uncountable) Struggle for superiority; combat.

(countable) A competition.

The child entered the spelling contest .

Synonyms

* (controversy) controversy, debate, discussion * (combat) battle, combat, fight * (competition) competition, pageant

Derived terms

(Terms derived from the noun "contest") * contest shape * fashion contest * no contest * pissing contest * popularity contest * wet t-shirt contest * will contest

Verb

(en verb)

To contend.

I will contest for the open seat on the board.

* Alexander Pope

Of man, who dares in pomp with Jove contest ?

* Bishop Burnet

The difficulty of an argument adds to the pleasure of contesting with it, when there are hopes of victory.

To call into question; to oppose.

The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.

* J. D. Morell

Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequently repeated, few more contested than this.

To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.

The troops contested every inch of ground.

(legal) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law; to controvert.

Synonyms

* (contend) compete, contend, go in for * (oppose) call into question, oppose

Antonyms

* (oppose) support

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) :

Synonyms

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

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