Etymology

agitation

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Today it means: The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion. Full definition →

French agitation ← Latin agitātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromagitātiō“movement, agitation”
  2. French · borrowed fromagitation
  3. English todayagitation

From French agitation, from Latin agitātiō (“movement, agitation”).

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