different between agitation vs catatonia
agitation
English
Etymology
From French agitation, from Latin agit?ti? (“movement, agitation”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ad????te??(?)n/
- (US) IPA(key): /æ.d????te?.??n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
agitation (countable and uncountable, plural agitations)
- The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
- A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.
- Synonym: perturbation
- Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- […] religious agitations […]
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- (archaic) Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
- 1732, Jonathan Swift, The Advantages Proposed by Repealing the Sacramental Test
- […] the project now in agitation […]
- 1732, Jonathan Swift, The Advantages Proposed by Repealing the Sacramental Test
Synonyms
- emotion, commotion, excitement, trepidation, tremor, perturbation
Translations
References
- agitation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Danish
Noun
agitation c (singular definite agitationen, plural indefinite agitationer)
- agitation
Declension
Further reading
- “agitation” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agitatio. Surface analysis: agiter +? -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.?i.ta.sj??/
Noun
agitation f (plural agitations)
- choppiness (of water), turbulence (in air), swaying (of branch etc.)
- restlessness
- bustle (of street, room etc.); activity
- (nervous) agitation
- (social) unrest
Descendants
- ? Romanian: agita?ie
Further reading
- “agitation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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catatonia
English
Alternative forms
- catatony (dated)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????????? (katátonos).
Noun
catatonia (usually uncountable, plural catatonias)
- A severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.
- (informal) A frozen, unresponsive state, as of electronic equipment.
- 1998, David Drake, Thomas T. Thomas, Crisis of Empire Book I: An Honorable Defense
- “Relay that!” Thwaite shouted. Somewhere on the bridge a hand closed over a relay and dropped the AIDs into an electronic catatonia.
- 1998, David Drake, Thomas T. Thomas, Crisis of Empire Book I: An Honorable Defense
Derived terms
- catatonic
Translations
Italian
Etymology
cata- +? -tonia
Noun
catatonia f (plural catatonie)
- catatonia
Portuguese
Noun
catatonia f (plural catatonias)
- (psychiatry) catatonia (a severe condition characterised by a tendency to remain in a rigid state)
Spanish
Noun
catatonia f (plural catatonias)
- catatonia
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