AGITATE

v. 1 excite, arouse, rouse, move, perturb, stir up, disquiet, fluster, ruffle, rattle, disconcert, discomfit, unsettle, upset, rock, unnerve, shake (up), Colloq discombobulate Rachel was agitated to learn of the bank's threat to foreclose on the mortgage 2 push, press, campaign; promote The miners have been agitating for better safety measures 3 stir (up), churn, disturb, shake, roil The calm lake was agitated by the motor boats