Agita
SYLLABICATION: ag·i·ta
PRONUNCIATION: ahj·ih·tah
NOUN: Acid indigestion.
ETYMOLOGY: Italian, from agitare, to agitate, from Latin agitre. See agitate. See also "existential dyspepsia of the soul" from The Word Detective.
USAGE: (1) Boy, that New York Mets pitcher that closes ballgames sure gives me agita every ninth inning! (2) Why is it the Mets can't seem to sign a closer who can get three guys out in the ninth without giving the fans agita first?
HISTORICAL REFERENCES: 1999-2003; 2004-2005; 2006
PRONUNCIATION: ahj·ih·tah
NOUN: Acid indigestion.
ETYMOLOGY: Italian, from agitare, to agitate, from Latin agitre. See agitate. See also "existential dyspepsia of the soul" from The Word Detective.
USAGE: (1) Boy, that New York Mets pitcher that closes ballgames sure gives me agita every ninth inning! (2) Why is it the Mets can't seem to sign a closer who can get three guys out in the ninth without giving the fans agita first?
HISTORICAL REFERENCES: 1999-2003; 2004-2005; 2006
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