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agita

noun

ˈa-jə-tə

Definition of agita

as in anxiety

an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble took a deep breath to dispel her agita as she stepped onstage

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Recent Examples of agita The American department store is by no means out of the woods—but recent agita in the sector could play out to Nordstrom’s advantage. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2026 The agita feels warranted, especially when the owners appear unmoved by public opinion. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 That’s the truth, agita-inducing or not. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 9 Jan. 2026 While there are myriad reasons for our individual anxieties, there are also economic realities underpinning our agita. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for agita

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Noun

Research has also found that across generational groups, greater user tendency to engage in social comparison, together with greater maladaptive ways of coping with emotions, is associated with more symptoms of anger, anxiety, and depression.

— Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
The market for profiting off male body anxiety is nothing new.

— Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of anxiety

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Fortune recently reported on wealthy parents’ growing fear that their fortunes will sap their children’s drive.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Coupled with job-displacement fears from AI, opponents now point to the facilities as a physical symbol of who benefits from the boom and who gets stuck with the bill.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of fear

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There are so many organizations working to protect the voting process -- including many that cannot legally coordinate with each other -- that some officials involved worry about unintentionally creating chaos outside polling locations.

— STEVE PEOPLES, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Those talks collapsed over price and worries about antitrust pushback, neither of which hold true today.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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