agita

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agita

a feeling of agitation or anxiety

ag·i·ta

(ăj′ĭ-tə, ä′jĭ-)

1. Acid indigestion.

2. Informal Nervousness or worry; agitation: economic uncertainties that gave investors agita.

[American pronunciation spelling (perhaps using t to represent the pronunciation of das an alveolar flap, or influenced by agitate) of a southern Italian dialectal variant of Italian acido, acid, from Latin acidus, sour; see acid.]

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agita

(ˈædʒɪtə)

1. acid indigestion

2. anxiety

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ag•i•ta

(ˈædʒ ɪ tə)
n.

1. heartburn; indigestion.

2. agitation; anxiety.

[1980–85, Amer.; < Italian, <agitare < Latin agitāre agitate]

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