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
Examples of agitated in a Sentence
all ferry crossings were cancelled because of the agitated waters around the islands
by the time they finally showed up, long after midnight, we'd become so agitated that we never did get to sleep that night
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In September 2023, he was arrested on a misdemeanor trespassing charge after allegedly being told to leave a suburban Las Vegas casino and becoming agitated at being asked for his ID.
—Dave Collins, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
The Covid era marks the start of America’s social collapse, eventually leading to the politically agitated George Floyd riots — a psychic disintegration that resembles Aster’s previous Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau Is Afraid, horror-movie spectacles that some impressionable people take seriously.
—Armond White, National Review, 23 July 2025
Coastal Commission staff said during last year’s San Diego fireworks, California least terns and their fledglings became agitated and left their nests to run or fly; staff also said fireworks debris can impair water quality and that wildlife may entangle themselves in the debris, or ingest it.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The peace is shattered by an agitated woman who begs the eldest, a young boy called Jimmy, not to open the door.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 June 2025
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Dave Collins, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
The Covid era marks the start of America’s social collapse, eventually leading to the politically agitated George Floyd riots — a psychic disintegration that resembles Aster’s previous Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau Is Afraid, horror-movie spectacles that some impressionable people take seriously.
—Armond White, National Review, 23 July 2025
Coastal Commission staff said during last year’s San Diego fireworks, California least terns and their fledglings became agitated and left their nests to run or fly; staff also said fireworks debris can impair water quality and that wildlife may entangle themselves in the debris, or ingest it.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The peace is shattered by an agitated woman who begs the eldest, a young boy called Jimmy, not to open the door.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for agitated
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“Agitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agitated. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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