agitation

動揺、不安、焦燥

心配や不安などで、落ち着いていられない状態。

やさしい英語で： A feeling of being worried, upset, and unable to stay calm.

• She showed signs of agitation.
• His agitation grew while he waited.
• The patient paced the room in agitation.

類義語： distress, restlessness, anxiety

反対語： calm

よく使う表現： great agitation, signs of agitation, in agitation

かき混ぜ、撹拌、激しい動き

物を振ったりかき混ぜたりすること。また、激しく不規則に動く状態。

やさしい英語で： The act of shaking or stirring something, or a state of violent, irregular movement.

• The liquid needs constant agitation.
• Mechanical agitation keeps the particles apart.
• The storm caused violent agitation of the water.

類義語： shaking, stirring, disturbance

よく使う表現： constant agitation, mechanical agitation, agitation of something

扇動、煽動

人々の感情をあおり、変革を求める行動を促す公の活動。

やさしい英語で： Public efforts to stir strong feelings and encourage people to demand change.

• Political agitation spread through the city.
• Agitation for reform continued for months.
• The government tried to stop agitation against the law.

使い方： agitation for something (Agitation for better wages increased.); agitation against something (The arrests fuelled agitation against the government.)

類義語： campaigning

よく使う表現： political agitation, agitation for something, agitation against something