agita

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.d͡ʒɪ.tə/

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

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡita/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: a‧gi‧ta

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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

Participle

agita

  1. feminine singular of agito

Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒi.ta/
    • Rhymes: -adʒita
    • Hyphenation: à‧gi‧ta

    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, third-person subjunctive agite) 1st conjugation

    1. (transitive, reflexive) to agitate

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Spanish

    Verb

    agita

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