Meaning & use
agita
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Meaning
noununcountable
A feeling of nervous upset and queasiness caused by stress or worry.
Grammar: No plural; say have agita or give someone agita.
Patterns
- give someone agita
- have agita over something
- stress-induced agita
The budget meeting gave everyone agita.
She had agita over the audit all weekend.
Too much coffee plus bad news equals instant agita.
Common combinations
- give me agita
- This broken printer gives me agita.
- agita over
- He had agita over the unpaid invoice.
- stress-induced agita
- Stress-induced agita made lunch unappealing.
- political agita
- The debate produced more political agita than clarity.
Synonyms and how they differ
- heartburn
- Physical burning discomfort only; agita can mix that feeling with worry.
- anxiety
- Mental unease without the joking suggestion of an upset stomach.
- indigestion
- A neutral medical word for digestion trouble, not nervous stress.
- jitters
- Nervous restlessness, usually without the digestive image.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: agita or agitation? agita or angina?
agita vs agitation
Agitation is broader worry or stirring; agita is informal, American, and often queasy stress.
agita vs angina
Angina is chest pain from heart problems and is unrelated despite a similar sound.
Practice
Choose the best word and form: The merger rumors gave the staff ______.
Choose one answer.
After gave the staff, an uncountable noun is needed: agita. Agitated is an adjective and would need a linking verb, not give.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “agita”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.