agitation

Other forms of agitation

plural

agitations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about agitation

What does agitation mean?

agitation means "a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in agitation?

agitation has 4 syllables: ag-i-ta-tion. The stress falls on "ta". In IPA it is /ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/.

What is another word for agitation?

Close synonyms include ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest, excitement. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of agitation?

The recorded antonyms are calmness.

Is agitation a common word?

agitation is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with agitation?

89 words rhyme with agitation. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.