agitated
adjective
ag·i·tat·ed
ˈa-jə-ˌtā-təd 
: troubled in mind : disturbed and upset
When Caswall asked him to describe what he had seen …, he got very agitated …—
Bram Stoker
Bram Stokerwas so agitated she could hardly speak
agitatedly
adverb
pacing back and forth agitatedly
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Through a security door, officers saw an agitated man with a handgun, officials said.
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Alex Barnard, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
As days passed without success, the secretary of war grew more and more agitated.
—Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
As minutes passed, Wu became increasingly agitated.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
An animal who was hungry all the time in an earlier life may be defensive or agitated around meals, just like a cat who was mistreated by previous owners might be anxious around people.
—Colleen Grablick, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
The witness said Rim became agitated and waved his firearm around as Jacobo tried to calm him down, but Rim then fired his gun, court documents stated.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
German citizens had grown accustomed to calm and order; now their society is agitated and their government unpredictable.
—Joseph De Weck, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
Jesse Plemons’ Daly, an agitated programmer and founder of a successful video game who doesn’t get full recognition, develops a space adventure where his USS Callister crew members are digital replicas of his work colleagues.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024
Through a security door, officers saw an agitated man with a handgun, officials said.
—Andrew Ford, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Agitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agitated. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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