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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesagitación
Pronunciation / Transliteration: agitación
"El paciente mostraba signos de agitación."
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A state of anxiety or nervous excitement.
"He was pacing the floor with mounting agitation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'agitation' originates from the Latin 'agitatio', meaning 'a driving or stirring up', which evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 14th century. Its meaning has shifted from a general sense of movement to a more specific connotation of emotional disturbance or unrest.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Agitation" is said worldwide
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agitation
Transliteration: agitation
"Il manifestait des signes d'agitation."
Aufregung
Transliteration: Aufregung
"Sie sprach in großer Aufregung."
agitazione
Transliteration: agitazione
"C'era molta agitazione nella stanza."
agitación
Transliteration: agitación
"El paciente mostraba signos de agitación."
agitação
Transliteration: agitação
"Sua agitação era visível para todos."
व्याकुलता
Transliteration: vyakultata
"उसके चेहरे पर व्याकुलता साफ झलक रही थी।"
焦虑
Transliteration: jiāolǜ
"他表现出明显的焦虑情绪。"
불안
Transliteration: buran
"그는 극심한 불안 상태를 보였다."
動揺
Transliteration: dōyō
"彼女の動揺は隠せなかった。"
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