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agitated

UK/'ædʒiteitid/US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Feeling or showing anxiety and nervous distress

焦虑不安的,激动的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
agitatedo, act, drive
+
-edto make, having
=agitated

From agitate ('stir up, drive repeatedly'). When your mind is stirred up, you feel agitated — restless and anxious.

Common Collocations

  • 1.become agitated变得焦躁
  • 2.visibly agitated明显激动
  • 3.agitated state焦躁状态

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He became agitated when no one answered his calls.

  • 2.

    The patient was visibly agitated.

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