[おおあれ, ooare] (adj-na,n) great storm; agitation; upheaval [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Agitation \Ag`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. agitatio: cf. F. agitation.]
1. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the
state of being moved with violence, or with irregular
action; commotion; as, the sea after a storm is in
agitation.
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2. A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity;
disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical
excitement; perturbation; as, to cause any one agitation.
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3. Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.;
as, the antislavery agitation; labor agitation. "Religious
agitations." --Prescott.
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4. Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy,
or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion;
debate.
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A logical agitation of the matter. --L'Estrange.
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The project now in agitation. --Swift.
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Syn: Emotion; commotion; excitement; trepidation; tremor;
perturbation. See {Emotion}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agitation
n 1: a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
2: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the
political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"
[syn: {agitation}, {ferment}, {fermentation},
{tempestuousness}, {unrest}]
3: the feeling of being agitated; not calm [ant: {calmness}]
4: disturbance usually in protest [syn: {agitation},
{excitement}, {turmoil}, {upheaval}, {hullabaloo}]
5: the act of agitating something; causing it to move around
(usually vigorously)
From French-English Freedict dictionary [fd-fra-eng]:
agitation [aʒitasjõ]
agitation; commotion
From Swedish-English Freedict dictionary [fd-swe-eng]:
agitation
agitation; commotion