mental state, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"

perturbation, upset, disturbance - an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"

fret, stew, swither, sweat, lather - agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"

dither, fuss, pother, tizzy, flap - an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"

tailspin - loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse

Sturm und Drang, upheaval, turbulence - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"

feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"

unrest - a feeling of restless agitation

fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness - a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"

stewing - an extreme state of worry and agitation; "his stewing over the fight kept him awake most of the night"

stir - emotional agitation and excitement

tumult, turmoil - violent agitation

disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"

shaking - the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements

stirring - agitating a liquid with an implement; "constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan"

waggle, wag, shake - causing to move repeatedly from side to side

worrying - the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"