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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The grizzly was even more agitated, rocking back and forth, making mini-lunges.
—Alann B. Steen, Outdoor Life, 21 May 2025
Bella and Edward, the most inhumanly beautiful Cullen of all, meet-cute-ish when she’s forced to sit next to him in biology lab and he seems agitated by her presence, even repulsed.
—Bruce Handy, Vulture, 20 May 2025
The judge was particularly agitated about the possibility that the defense might not conclude their questioning of the eight-months pregnant Ventura before week’s end.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 16 May 2025
Researchers found those dogs encountering their owners in a distressed state became more agitated and were quicker to push open the glass door between them.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Alann B. Steen, Outdoor Life, 21 May 2025
Bella and Edward, the most inhumanly beautiful Cullen of all, meet-cute-ish when she’s forced to sit next to him in biology lab and he seems agitated by her presence, even repulsed.
—Bruce Handy, Vulture, 20 May 2025
The judge was particularly agitated about the possibility that the defense might not conclude their questioning of the eight-months pregnant Ventura before week’s end.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 16 May 2025
Researchers found those dogs encountering their owners in a distressed state became more agitated and were quicker to push open the glass door between them.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 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 6 Jun. 2025.
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