AGITATE, AGITATED, AGITATION, AGITATOR
ADJECTIVES
1509 — EXTRAUGHT deeply agitated or troubled → obs.
1590 — THROUGH-OTHER agitated; confused, disorderly; unmethodical; mentally confused → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1605 — TREPIDATE agitated; disturbed → obs.
1644 — GESTIENT nervously agitated; restlessly excited → obs.
1678 — ALL OF A TWITTER agitated, restless
1787 — TWITCHY agitated, restless, nervous, fidgety, irritable
1791 — HYSTERICKY overwhelmed by extreme agitation or emotion → US
..19C — FLAMBUSTERED agitated; excited → Eng. dial.
1806 — IN A STEW agitated, restless; impatient → sl.
1820 — ALL-OVERISH having a general feeling of agitation or illness that seems to affect the whole body → colloq.
1824 — TWINEY agitated, fretful, complaining → Eng. dial.
1825 — NERVISH easily agitated; nervous, excitable → Sc.
1831 — FUNKED agitated, unsettled, disturbed
1837 — IN A STATE agitated, restless → sl.
1838 — ANTSY agitated, restless → orig. & chiefly US
1839 — IN A LATHER agitated, restless; impatient → sl.
1840 — ON HOT BRICKS anxious, agitated, restless → obs.
1840 — TWITTERY in a state of nervous agitation; shaking, trembling, jittery
1844 — AESTUOUS agitated, as with heat or tide; heaving
1854 — LIKE A CAT ON HOT BRICKS anxious, agitated, restless → obs.
1859 — AGEE → AJEE agitated, disturbed, slightly deranged → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1859 — FUNKED OUT agitated, unsettled, disturbed
1879 — JUMPY agitated, restless → sl.
1880 — IMSED agitated, flurried → Sc.
1887 — JABBLED agitated, stormy → Sc.
1890 — NERVED UP agitated; anxious; confused → Amer. dial.
1891 — IN A TWIT nervously agitated or excited → chiefly US
1894 — FIERCE agitated; eager, excited → Amer. dial.
1896 — TWITTERLY in a state of nervous agitation; shaking, trembling, jittery → obs.
..20C — FLAPPABLE easily agitated or upset → colloq.
1903 — IN A BIG WAY agitated; excited, vociferous → Amer. dial.
1916 — IN A FLAP agitated, restless → sl.
1930 — TOEY agitated, restless, nervous, on edge, irritable → sl., chiefly Aust.
1931 — JITTERY agitated, restless → sl.
1931 — NERVOUSED UP agitated; nervous, anxious; confused → Amer. dial.
1932 — IN A STUMA agitated, restless → sl.
1943 — IN A TOOT agitated, nervous → Amer. dial.
1944 — ANTSY-PANTSY agitated; restlessly impatient → colloq.
1950 — FIT TO BE TIED very excited, agitated or angry → Amer. dial.
1951 — BOTHERED UP agitated; confused; mixed up → Amer. dial.
1954 — NERVOUS-UPPED agitated; nervous, anxious; confused → Amer. dial.
1959 — TWITCHED agitated, restless, nervous, irritable → UK sl., orig. military usage
1964 — AGITATO agitated; in a state of nervous tension or anxiety → colloq.
1966 — FEATHER WHITE extremely agitated, angry → Amer. dial.
1966 — FLIERY impatient, agitated → Amer. dial.
1967 — AMPED → AMPED UP agitated, on edge → US sl.
1969 — CHURNY agitated, stirred up, upset → Amer. dial.
1970 — RANGED agitated or excited about something → US carnival & circus sl. (Bk.)
1977 — AFLAP agitated; worried → colloq.
1986 — LIKE A FART IN A BOTTLE agitated, twitchy, nervous → sl.
1988 — LIKE A FART IN A FIT agitated, twitchy, nervous → sl.
1992 — BLINKY agitated, upset → US sl.
1993 — TWEAKY agitated or fidgety, esp. after taking a stimulant drug
1996 — IN A SPIN agitated; confused; excited → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
2001 — LIKE A FART IN A COLANDER agitated, twitchy, nervous → sl.
ADVERBS
1768 — AFLOUGHT agitated, aflutter → Sc.
NOUNS
1400 — TURBATION confusion, disorder, disturbance; perturbation, agitation of mind → obs.
1550 — TURMOILING commotion, agitation, disquietude; also, severe labour, toiling
1599 — EBULLITION a rushing forth in a state of agitation or boiling; said of water, fire, etc.
1652 — HYSTERIC a state of overwhelming, uncontrollable agitation or emotion, esp. a state of acute distress → obs.
1653 — TWITTER a state of agitation or nervous excitement
..L17 — ROIL agitation; disturbance → chiefly US
1740 — PUCKER a state of agitation or perturbation → arch.
1743 — FUNK a state of agitation, panic, extreme nervousness, etc.; utter fear or terror → sl.
1768 — SWITHER agitation, excitement; a flurry, a fluster → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1792 — ALL-OVERNESS a feeling of extreme agitation or illness, seeming to affected the whole body → colloq.
1797 — HYSTERICALS a bout of overwhelming, uncontrollable agitation or emotion, esp. as a result of acute distress; now usually: uncontrollable laughter
..19C — PADDY-NODDY a state of agitation, uneasiness, and trouble → Eng. dial.
1806 — STEW a state of agitation or restlessness → sl.
1809 — HIGH STRIKES a display of overwhelming, uncontrollable agitation or emotion, esp. as a result of acute distress; chiefly used with ‘the’ → colloq. & humorous usage
1813 — CARFUFFLE → CURFUFFLE agitation, flurry; a disturbance or disorder of any kind → Sc.
1820 — ALL-OVERISHNESS a feeling of extreme agitation or illness seeming to affect the whole body → colloq.
1830 — YAGGERMENT → YAGIMENT agitation, a pother; a state of excitement, a flurry → Sc.
1835 — TWITTERATION a state of agitation; tremulous excitement, as from desire, fear, etc.; a shaking, a quiver, a tremble → obs.
1836 — TOUSE → TOWSE a state of agitation; an ado, a fuss, an outcry → Amer. dial.
1837 — STATE a condition of agitation, excitement, or anxiety → UK sl.
1839 — LATHER a state of agitation, excitement, or restlessness → sl.
1842 — PURR a state of agitation or trouble → Eng.
dial.
1866 — KARM agitation, a bad humour → Sc.
1873 — FLUMMER a state of agitation, excitement, or confusion → Eng. dial.
1873 — QUILTER agitation of mind; a flutter, fluster → Eng. dial.
1876 — TWINE an agitated or fretful state; a fit of ill temper; a bad mood → Eng. dial.
1891 — TWIT a state of agitation or nervous excitement → chiefly US
1892 — SWIVET agitation; an agitated state; a fluster or panic; a hurry → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1893 — TAKE ON mental agitation
1894 — JABBLE agitation, confusion, esp. of speech; an incoherent muddle →Sc.
1897 — FIZZ a hurry; a state of excitement or agitation → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1897 — SCAD agitation, fluster → Sc.
1898 — FARRACH a state of agitation, a to-do, a mix-up → Sc.
1905 — PALINODE agitation, embarrassment → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — TIMOTHY a state of agitation or anger; haste, bustle → Sc. (Bk.)
1906 — JIMINY FIT an outburst of agitation, excitement, or nervousness → Amer. dial.
1916 — FLAP a state of agitation, panic, distress, or restlessness → sl.
1917 — HATTER a state of agitation; a flutter, a fuss → Sc.
1928 — BEARM agitation; excitement → Amer. dial.
1930 — PUCKERSNATCH a difficult, complicated, or muddled situation; an agitated state; something tangled, bungled or confused → Amer. dial.
1932 — HARRY TATE a state of agitation or restlessness → Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘state’
1932 — STUMA → STUMER a state of agitation or restlessness → sl.
1935 — TIZ-WIZZ a state of agitation, restlessness, nervousness, confusion or dither for little reason; panic, a flap → sl., orig. US
1935 — TIZZY a state of agitation, restlessness, nervousness, confusion or dither for little reason → sl., orig. US
1938 — TWO AND EIGHT a state of agitation or restlessness → Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘state’
1954 — TIZ → TIZZ a state of agitation or restlessness → sl.
1960 — TISWAS → TIZZ-WOZZ a state of agitation or restlessness → sl.
1968 — FIZZLE a hurry; a state of excitement or agitation → Amer. dial.
1970 — ANTSINESS agitation; impatience, restlessness → colloq.
1972 — TAPTIRE a state of agitation or excitement → Sc.
1979 — AGITA agitation, upset, annoyance; anxiety → US sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1880 — MONKEY ON A STICK an agitated, fidgety, or restless person → colloq.
1905 — TEWER an agitator → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1908 — ADJUTATOR an agitator (Bk.)
1934 — JITTERBUG an agitated or nervous person → sl.
1938 — LABOR FAKER a political agitator among workers → US sl.
1961 — SHIT DISTURBER an agitator; a troublemaker ; a person who takes pleasure in causing trouble or discord → Can. sl.
VERBS
1400 — HEAVE to agitate; to urge, to press; to rouse the feelings of → obs.
1400 — HEAVE to be agitated in mind; to feel vexation obs.
1430 — TAKE ON to be greatly agitated; to rage, to rave; to make a great fuss, outcry, or uproar → colloq. & Eng. dial.
1491 — TORMENT to throw into agitation; to toss, to disturb, to shake up or stir physically → obs.
1500 — ROUNCE to behave in an agitated, boisterous, or noisy manner; to bounce about
1531 — TOSS AND TURMOIL to agitate, to disquiet, to disturb; to throw into commotion and confusion; to trouble, to harass, to worry, to torment
1572 — GARBOIL to agitate, to confuse, to disturb → obs.
1606 — TEAR YOUR HAIR OUT to behave in a highly agitated manner, esp. as a result of worry → UK
1607 — SIT UPON HOT COCKLES to be very impatient or agitated → obs.
1611 — TUMULTUATE to become agitated, tumultuous, turbulent, or restless; to stir up a tumult
1623 — TREPIDATE to be agitated, to shake → obs.
1655 — UNCALM to agitate, to disturb
1656 — CONQUASSATE to agitate; to shake violently; to break in pieces → obs.
1664 — FLUTTER to throw a person into agitation, confusion, or tremulous excitement
1768 — RAISE to agitate, to excite, to provoke, to rouse to excitement or anger; to madden, to vex → chiefly Sc.
1860 — FLUTTER ONE’S KIDNEYS to agitate, to greatly annoy → sl.
..20C — GET ONE’S FACE IN A KNOT to become agitated, angry, bewilderingly excited, or over-emotional → Aust. sl.
..20C — TIE ONE’S FACE IN A KNOT to become agitated, angry, bewilderingly excited, or over-emotional → Aust. sl.
1912 — FLAP to be or become agitated or flustered; to panic → sl.
1919 — DO ONE’S NUT to become extremely agitated angry, or irritated; to have a tantrum → colloq.
1931 — HAVE ANTS IN ONE’S PANTS to be or become agitated; to be impatient or eager to act or speak → sl., orig. US
1942 — TOP COTTON to be very agitated or excited; to go very fast → Amer. dial.
1952 — GET ONE’S ASS IN AN UPROAR to become severely agitated or concerned; used derisively → Amer. sl.
1954 — TOP THE COTTON to be very agitated or excited; to go very fast → Amer. dial.
1969 — PISS ONESELF to become angrily agitated or upset → sl.
1970 — GET HONKED UP to become agitated or excited → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — WET ONESELF to become angrily agitated or upset → sl.
1970 — WET ONE’S PANTS to become angrily agitated or upset → sl.
1971 — GET ONE’S KNICKERS IN A TWIST to become unduly agitated or angry → jocular usage
1983 — LOSE ONE’S SHIT to become agitated, angry, scared, etc.; to lose one’s composure → US sl.
1992 — AMP UP to make a person agitated, very excited, or energetic through (or as if through) the consumption of amphetamines or another stimulant → US sl.
2003 — WRECK MY HEAD to agitate me to an extreme degree → Ireland