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If on the one side we do not harbor the illusion that the entire proletariat must be enlightened before it can be called into battle, so on the other we do not doubt that as much enlightenment as possible must be produced with oral and printed agitation.
Johann Most

Meaning of "agitation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AGITATION

agitation  [ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGITATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Agitation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AGITATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Agitation

Agitation may refer to: ▪ Agitation, putting into motion by shaking or stirring, often to achieve mixing ▪ Emotional state of excitement or restlessness ▪ Psychomotor agitation, an extreme form of the above, which can be part of a mental illness or a side effect of anti-psychotic medication ▪ Agitation ▪ Political agitation, political activities in which an agitator urges people to do something ▪ Agitation, a demonstration, or street protest. ▪ Agitation and Propaganda against the State, former criminal offence in communist Albania ▪ Anti-Soviet agitation, a criminal offence in the Soviet Union ▪ Agitation, a Miles Davis tune from his album E.S.P.Agitated, a B-Side from the band Muse...

Definition of agitation in the English dictionary

The first definition of agitation in the dictionary is a state of excitement, disturbance, or worry. Other definition of agitation is the act of moving something vigorously; the shaking or stirring of something. Agitation is also the act of attempting to stir up public opinion for or against something.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AGITATION


accreditation
əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃən
adaptation
ˌædəpˈteɪʃən
alimentation
ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən
citation
saɪˈteɪʃən
consultation
ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən
documentation
ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən
excitation
ˌɛksɪˈteɪʃən
hesitation
ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən
implementation
ˌɪmplɪmenˈteɪʃən
interpretation
ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən
invitation
ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən
limitation
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən
meditation
ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən
orientation
ˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃən
presentation
ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən
rehabilitation
ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən
representation
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən
reputation
ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən
rotation
rəʊˈteɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGITATION

agio
agiotage
agism
agist
agister
agistment
agistor
agita
agitable
agitate
agitated
agitated depression
agitated melancholia
agitatedly
agitational
agitative
agitato
agitator
agitpop
agitprop

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGITATION

action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
duration
education
evaluation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of agitation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AGITATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «agitation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of agitation

Translation of «agitation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AGITATION

Find out the translation of agitation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of agitation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «agitation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

焦虑不安
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agitación
570 millions of speakers

English

agitation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आंदोलन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحريض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

агитация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agitação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাগাড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

agitation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Agitasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aufregung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

興奮
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불안
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Agitation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kích động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிளர்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आंदोलन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çalkalama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

agitazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pobudzenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

агітація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

agitație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διέγερση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

roer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omröring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

agitasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of agitation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGITATION»

The term «agitation» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.942 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AGITATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about agitation

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10 QUOTES WITH «AGITATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word agitation.
1
Alfred Adler
To be a human being means to possess a feeling of inferiority which constantly presses towards its own conquest. The greater the feeling of inferiority that has been experienced, the more powerful is the urge for conquest and the more violent the emotional agitation.
2
Alfred Adler
The greater the feeling of inferiority that has been experienced, the more powerful is the urge to conquest and the more violent the emotional agitation.
3
Frederick Douglass
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.
4
Crystal Eastman
Indifference is harder to fight than hostility, and there is nothing that kills an agitation like having everybody admit that it is fundamentally right.
5
Kay Redfield Jamison
There is no common standard for education about diagnosis. Distinguishing between bipolar depression and major depressive disorder, for example, can be difficult, and mistakes are common. Misdiagnosis can be lethal. Medications that work well for some forms of depression induce agitation in others.
6
Florence Kelley
This position is untenable, and there can be no pause in the agitation for full political power and responsibility until these are granted to all the women of the nation.
7
Michael Korda
The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
8
Johann Most
If on the one side we do not harbor the illusion that the entire proletariat must be enlightened before it can be called into battle, so on the other we do not doubt that as much enlightenment as possible must be produced with oral and printed agitation.
9
Johann Most
Fortunately, no country was ever more suited for anarchist agitation than present-day America.
10
Robert Peel
Agitation is the marshalling of the conscience of a nation to mold its laws.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGITATION»

Discover the use of agitation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to agitation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Graphic agitation 2: social and political graphics in the ...
Theraphic design projects discussed in this book are all of 'the digital age'ut they are not all digital-based.
Liz McQuiston, 2004
2
Agitation dredging: lessons and guidelines from past projects
Twenty-two agitation dredging projects are described from the standpoints of technical performance, environmental effects, and economic results.
Thomas W. Richardson, 1984
3
Performing Justice: Agitation Trials in Early Soviet Russia
"In reconstructing the history of the so-called agitation trials and placing them in a rich social context, Elizabeth A. Wood makes a major contribution to rethinking the first decade of Soviet history.
Elizabeth A. Wood, 2005
4
Effects of Agitation in Emulsion Polymerization---Kinetic ...
In emulsion polymerization, agitation plays a significant role in the nucleation of polymer particles, the subsequent growth of these polymer particles, as well as coagulum formation.
Jinmo Hong, 2008
5
Blake's Agitation: Criticism and the Emotions
Steven Goldsmith investigates the modern notion that there’s a fiery feeling in critical thought, a form of emotion that gives authentic criticism the potential to go beyond interpreting the world.
Steven Goldsmith, 2013
6
The End of Liberal Ulster: Land Agitation and Land Reform, ...
Never was this truer than in the Land War period of the 1870s and 1880s. In this well-documented volume, Frank Thompson has provided a clear and refreshing analysis of the land question in Ulster.
Frank Thompson, 2001
7
Politics on the Edges of Liberalism: Difference, Populism, ...
Agitation reappaers in emancipatory politics, and the idea of revolution is thought through outside the Jacobin view of insurrection, overthrow and total re-foundation.This is truly interdisciplinary inquiry at the cutting edge of ...
Benjamín Arditi, 2007
8
Agitation in Patients With Dementia: A Practical Guide to ...
This compact volume addresses (B)ehavior. This remarkable monograph offers practical direction on assessing and managing agitation in patients with dementia. It identifies and diagnoses the multiple types of agitation in dementia patients.
Donald P. Hay, David T. Klein, Linda K. Hay, 2008
9
Battleground Telangana: Chronilce Of An Agitation
Is the upsurge in Telangana so strong that the Indian government will be unable to resist it? Is there a middle course? This book explores the complex issues, and the underlying causes of the Telangana movement.
Kingshuk Nag, 2012
10
Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology
CHAPTER. 3. Gas. and. Liquid. System. (Aeration. and. Agitation). 3.1 INTRODUCTION In the biochemical engineering profession, there are various bioprocesses actively involved in the synthesis and production of biological products.
Ghasem Najafpour, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGITATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term agitation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Environmentalists, nature lovers stage novel agitation against felling …
A group of environmentalists and nature lovers attached to the Salem Citizens' Forum staged a novel 'condolence' agitation on Sunday to ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
Odisha: Fast-unto-death agitation for official use of Odia entered fifth …
Bhubaneswar: The hunger-strike agitation of the activists of Odia Bhasa Sangram Samiti, an organisation fighting for the cause of the Odia ... «Orissadiary.com, Jul 15»
3
Black Badge Agitation
Sec School wore black badge as a part of democratic and peaceful agitation carried out by KSA against the inclusion of Siroy Lily in Nagaland ... «E-Pao.net, Jul 15»
4
AAP demands SC probe into MPPEB scam; Warns nationwide …
Mr Agrawal said that the AAP would launch a nationwide agitation on July 11 against the deaths in connection with the recruitment scam. «Web India, Jul 15»
5
FTII students to continue their agitation
PUNE: The students' association of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) on Saturday said they will continue their protest against the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
'Agitation being Held at Maharaja's College is Unjustifiable'
“A handful of teachers and students supported by the CPM are behind the agitation. The group was originally formed to retain the lost glory of ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
7
Odisha: Fast-unto-death agitation for official use of Odia entered …
Bhubaneswar: The hunger-strike agitation of the activists of Odia Bhasa Sangram Samiti, an organisation fighting for the cause of the Odia ... «Orissadiary.com, Jul 15»
8
Supreme Court asks if political leaders calling agitation can shrug off …
The Supreme Court has asked if the leadership of a political party can steer clear of responsibility for loss of life and property caused by ... «Bangladesh News 24 hours, Jul 15»
9
Construction workers plan agitation on July 21
The Tamil Nadu AITUC Construction Workers Union will stage picketing agitations in all district headquarters on July 21 to press for their ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
NCP activists stage an agitation against govt; block traffic
The Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Nashik district unit staged an agitation to protest against the hike in the minimum export price fixed by ... «I am in dna of India, Jul 15»

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