agita

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See also: Agita, agitá, and agità

English

Etymology

From Italian (southern dialectal pronunciation of) acido (acid, heartburn). The non-medical sense, upset of the mind rather than the stomach, developed under the influence of agitation. Doublet of acid.

Pronunciation

Noun

agita (uncountable)

  1. (US) dyspepsia
  2. (US) mental aggravation; annoyance
    • 2020, Susan E. Kirtley, editor, With Great Power Comes Great Pedagogy: Teaching, Learning, and Comics:
      Why should any of the products of culture matter when the current political moment is rife with agita and rage, precluding progress or even respectful discussion?

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

agita

  1. inflection of agitar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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Adjective

agita (accusative singular agitan, plural agitaj, accusative plural agitajn)

  1. singular past passive participle of agi

French

Pronunciation

Verb

agita

  1. third-person singular past historic of agiter

Anagrams

Ido

Verb

agita

  1. past passive participle of agar

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈd͡ʒi.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: a‧gì‧ta

Participle

agita f sg

  1. feminine singular of agito

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

agita

  1. inflection of agitare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

agitā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of agitō

Portuguese

Verb

agita

  1. inflection of agitar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French agiter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒiˈta/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: a‧gi‧ta

Verb

a agita (third-person singular present agită, past participle agitat) 1st conj.

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to agitate

Conjugation

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Spanish

Verb

agita

  1. inflection of agitar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative