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51agitation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Violent motion Nouns 1. (quality of being agitated) agitation, stir, tremor, shake, ripple; trepidation, quiver, quaver, dance; flutter. Informal, sweat. 2. (result of agitation) perturbation, commotion …
52disquiet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. disquietude, agitation, uneasiness, anxiety, unrest; commotion. See disorder, fear, excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. anxiety, restlessness, uneasiness; see anxiety , care 2 , fear 2 . III …
53distract — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. divert, turn aside; confuse, bewilder; derange, madden; entertain, amuse. See deviation, amusement, insanity. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To divert someone s attention] Syn. divert, divert the mind,… …
54disturb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. worry, agitate, disquiet, trouble; disarrange, confuse; interrupt, unsettle. See agitation, disorder. Ant., calm, soothe. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To upset physical relationship] Syn. disorder,… …
55dither — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fluster, commotion, twitter, flurry, confusion. See agitation, excitement. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A state of discomposure: agitation, fluster, flutter, perturbation, tumult, turmoil, upset.… …
56excitement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of being excited Nouns 1. excitement, excitation; stimulation, piquancy, provocation, arousal, incitement; animation, agitation, perturbation; intoxication, high pressure; exhilaration, passion,… …
57rattle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. clatter, chatter, clack; babble, prattle, gabble, jabber; fluster, befuddle, upset. See loudness, music, inattention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. clatter, shaking, patter, noise, racket, rattling, din,… …
58excite — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stir one mentally] Syn. stimulate, inflame, arouse, anger, delight, exhilarate, move, pique, infuriate, madden, stir, stir up, fire, fire up, fire the blood, stir the blood, give one a turn, convulse, electrify, galvanize …
59Excitability — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Excess of sensitiveness. < N PARAG:Excitability >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 excitability excitability impetuosity vehemence Sgm: N 1 boisterousness boisterousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 turbulence turbulence Sgm: N 1… …
60flustrated — 1712, jocular formation from FLUSTER (Cf. fluster) + FRUSTRATED (Cf. frustrated) …
