agitación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agitātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /axitaˈθjon/ [a.xi.t̪aˈθjõn] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /axitaˈsjon/ [a.xi.t̪aˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧gi‧ta‧ción

Noun

agitación f (plural agitaciones)

1. restlessness, agitation

   Synonym: inquietud

2. social or political unrest
3. excitement

Related terms

• agitar

Further reading

• “agitación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10