agita

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

• taiga, agati, Taiga, agait

Verb

agita

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

1. singular past passive participle of agi

Pronunciation

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Verb

agita

1. third-person singular past historic of agiter

Anagrams

• gâtai, taïga

Verb

agita

1. past passive participle of agar

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Anagrams

• Agati, taiga

Verb

agitā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of agitō

Verb

agita

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

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 conjugation

1. (transitive, reflexive) to agitate

Further reading

• “agita”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Verb

agita

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