Agitation
Agitation noun - An uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble.
Usage example: experienced a great deal of agitation over whether she had an appropriate dress for her husband's inauguration
Panic
Panic noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.
Usage example: the sudden sight of a grizzly bear filled the hiker with panic
Agitation is a synonym for panic in fear topic. Sometimes you can use "Agitation" instead a noun "Panic", if it concerns topics such as alarm, extreme fright.
Nearby Word: panicky
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| mild | mild agitation | mild panic |
| initial | initial agitation | initial panic |
| extreme | extreme agitation | extreme panic |
| increasing | increasing agitation | increasing panic |
Both words in one sentence
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In fact, the "everybody's rich" stereotype stems from a conflation of this period with "The Gilded Age" (1876-1917), as the Gay Nineties were also marked by economic depression and much labor agitation (see Panic of 1893 on The Other Wiki), not to mention the Spanish-American War.
Source: The Gay Nineties
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