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

was so agitated she could hardly speak

agitatedly adverb

pacing back and forth agitatedly

Synonyms of agitated

• excited
• heated
• upset

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The antipsychotic drug chlorpromazine, derived from a clothing dye called methylene blue, was first tested on agitated and delusional patients in 1952. —Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026

As the crowd approached a line of officers from various agencies, including the Caldwell Police Department, people became more agitated, and officers began to ask people to back up, with one of them pushing Hardy back with his baton, video footage showed. —Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2026

Trump has long agitated for changes at CNN, and few expect his Justice Department to block the transaction. —Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

The health secretary grew defensive and visibly agitated. —CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of agitate

First Known Use

1684, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for agitated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• allocated
• alternated
• amputated