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
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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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Shawn got more agitated, hitting himself in the face.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 15 May 2024
Singh initially cooperated with investigators’ efforts to establish a timeline but grew agitated and tried to leave after being asked to submit to a gunshot residue swab, the video shows.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 10 May 2024
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Cory Turner, NPR, 15 May 2024
Singh initially cooperated with investigators’ efforts to establish a timeline but grew agitated and tried to leave after being asked to submit to a gunshot residue swab, the video shows.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 10 May 2024
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 31 May. 2024.
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