Vocabulary
Agitation
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a state of anxiety or nervous excitement.
Urdu meaning
بے تاب، ہلچل
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The problem, however, arises when street agitation impedes routine business and public movement, and carries the risk of violence.
- If the PTI provides assurance and complies with it that the agitation will not disturb educational and business life and public movement will not be hindered, it will only be appropriate to let it undertake public activities.
- There has been much agitation by civil society against the `cruelty` that the process has generated, and Bilawal BhuttoZardari promised that the affected population would be rehabilitated.
- This tragic incident provoked agitation across the country, with many linguistic groups demanding separate states.
- The party chairman, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, announced on Tuesday that the PTI would eschew its planned agitation in favour of celebrating the day of independence.
Synonyms
anxiety, perturbation, disquiet, distress, concern, trouble, alarm, worry, upset
Antonyms
calmness, relaxation
Curator example
“she was wringing her hands in agitation”
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