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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Scenes are set in grimy derelict spaces or feature the ominous sound of agitated bat wings.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
The Defense secretary became agitated during the briefing, which was intended to clarify the intelligence the Pentagon had on the three nuclear facilities before and after the weekend operation.
—Dan Gooding
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Like most bees, the sting of the carpenter bee can be mildly painful, but only the females can sting and only when agitated or threatened.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
The animal’s agitated mother paced a few feet away.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
The Defense secretary became agitated during the briefing, which was intended to clarify the intelligence the Pentagon had on the three nuclear facilities before and after the weekend operation.
—Dan Gooding
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Like most bees, the sting of the carpenter bee can be mildly painful, but only the females can sting and only when agitated or threatened.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
The animal’s agitated mother paced a few feet away.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 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 14 Jul. 2025.
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