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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Unproductively, in the confines of the smaller-scale Fyda-Mar stage, the discordant sensory barrage director Oanh Nguyen brings to bear landed on at least one theatergoer as an agitated, irritating distraction.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
According to the outlet, the victim became agitated after taking a significant quantity of drugs.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
His knuckles tapped an agitated beat on the steering wheel along to soft jazz playing on the radio.
—‘pemi Aguda, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
But this twisting, agitated record sometimes reveals a softer side.
—Alastair Shuttleworth, Pitchfork, 2 May 2026
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Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
According to the outlet, the victim became agitated after taking a significant quantity of drugs.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
His knuckles tapped an agitated beat on the steering wheel along to soft jazz playing on the radio.
—‘pemi Aguda, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
But this twisting, agitated record sometimes reveals a softer side.
—Alastair Shuttleworth, Pitchfork, 2 May 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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