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Adjective: agitating 'a-ji,tey-ting- Causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
- agitative, provoking Verb: agitate 'a-ji,teyt- Try to stir up public opinion
- foment, stir up - Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up - Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
"She is agitating for women's rights"; - crusade, fight, press, campaign, push - Move very slightly
"He agitated in his seat"; - stir, shift, budge, scooch [informal] - Move or cause to move back and forth
"The chemist agitated the flask vigorously"; - shake - Change the arrangement or position of
- vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
See also: provocative Type of: advertise, advertize [US, non-standard], displace, disturb, flack [N. Amer, informal], move, promote, provoke, push, stimulate, trouble, upset Antonym: calm down Encyclopedia: Agitate |