agita

American  

[aj-i-tuh] / ˈædʒ ɪ tə /

noun

1. heartburn; indigestion.

2. agitation; anxiety.

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Etymology

Origin of agita

1980–85, < Italian, < agitare < Latin agitāre agitate

Example Sentences

The proposed ballot initiative that has kicked off billionaire agita was introduced by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West in October.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Still, the causes for the agita are pretty clear.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

When it comes to predicting the Oscars, you ultimately have to go with your gut … and mine is in a state of agita.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

That makes "Hegemony" more than another send-up of James Cameron's "Aliens" – although it recreates that classic's claustrophobic agita very well.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2023

Ensayo sobre el verdadero estado de la cuestion social y politica que se agita en la Republica Mejicana, por Otero, 1842.

From Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California by Mayer, Brantz