Agitate and Distract

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Agitate

Agitate verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.

Usage example: there's no need to agitate the patient about little things

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Distract is a synonym for agitate in upset topic. In some cases you can use "Distract" instead a verb "Agitate", when it comes to topics like calm, disturb.

Nearby Words: agitation, agitator, agitating, agitational

Distract

Distract verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.

Usage example: distracted by the looming tax deadline

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Antonyms for Distract

Agitate is a synonym for distract in calm topic. You can use "Agitate" instead a verb "Distract", if it concerns topics such as confuse.

Nearby Words: distraction, distracting, distractedly

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Common collocations

crowd	agitate crowd	distract crowd
audience	agitate audience	distract audience
opponent	agitate opponent	distract opponent
guards	agitate guards	distract guards

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