agitation

French

noun
Definitions
  • choppiness (of water), turbulence (in air), swaying (of branch etc.)
  • restlessness
  • bustle (of street, room etc.); activity
  • (nervous) agitation
  • (social) unrest

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agitatio suffix from French agiter.

Origin

French

agiter

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