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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Immigration attorney Mustafa Cetin told NJ.com that around 50 detainees at the private facility pushed down a dormitory wall after becoming agitated when meals were delayed.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
While over 40 Scud missiles hit Tel Aviv and Haifa during the war, an agitated Israel sat tight.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
As the afternoon went on, and the golden California sun cast longer shadows, the crowd grew more agitated.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
But Zuckerberg has grown agitated that rivals like OpenAI appear to be ahead in both underlying AI models and consumer-facing apps, current and former Meta employees said.
—Jonathan Vanian,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 June 2025
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
While over 40 Scud missiles hit Tel Aviv and Haifa during the war, an agitated Israel sat tight.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
As the afternoon went on, and the golden California sun cast longer shadows, the crowd grew more agitated.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
But Zuckerberg has grown agitated that rivals like OpenAI appear to be ahead in both underlying AI models and consumer-facing apps, current and former Meta employees said.
—Jonathan Vanian,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 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 24 Jun. 2025.
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