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Dither

noun/ɛksˈɛntɹɪkəl/
Definition
an excited state of agitation
act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛksˈɛntɹɪkəl/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈɪðə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈɪðə/
2 syllables Say it as /ɛksˈɛntɹɪkəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounan excited state of agitation
“he was in a dither”
verbact nervously; be undecided; be uncertain
verbmake a fuss; be agitated
Word Forms
ditherverbmake a fuss; be agitated
potherverbmake upset or troubled
fussverbworry unnecessarily or excessively
flapverbmake a fuss; be agitated
dithernounan excited state of agitation
flapnounan excited state of agitation
pothernounan excited state of agitation
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Zittern
ein aufgeregter Zustand der Unruhe
🇫🇷French
tremblement
un état d'agitation excité
🇪🇸Spanish
vacilar
un estado excitado de agitación
🇮🇹Italian
tremare
uno stato di agitazione eccitata
🇳🇱Dutch
aarzelen
een opgewonden staat van opwinding
🇵🇹Portuguese
hesitar
um estado animado de agitação
🇷🇺Russian
дизеринг
возбужденное состояние возбуждения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
तड़पना
उत्तेजना की एक उत्तेजित स्थिति
🇧🇩Bengali
বিকার
আন্দোলনের একটি উত্তেজিত অবস্থা
🇮🇳Tamil
டிதர்
ஒரு உற்சாகமான கிளர்ச்சி நிலை
🇮🇳Telugu
డిథర్
ఆందోళన యొక్క ఉత్తేజిత స్థితి
🇮🇳Marathi
गोंधळ
आंदोलनाची उत्तेजित स्थिती
🇮🇳Gujarati
ખંજવાળ
આંદોલનની ઉત્તેજિત સ્થિતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಡಿದರ್
ಆಂದೋಲನದ ಉತ್ಸಾಹಭರಿತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഡിതർ
പ്രക്ഷോഭത്തിൻ്റെ ആവേശകരമായ അവസ്ഥ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਘਬਰਾਹਟ
ਅੰਦੋਲਨ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਉਤੇਜਿਤ ਸਥਿਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
گڑبڑ
تحریک کی ایک پرجوش حالت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
抖动
激动的状态
🇯🇵Japanese
ディザリング
興奮した興奮状態
🇰🇷Korean
떨림
흥분된 동요 상태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
run lên
một trạng thái phấn khích kích động
🇹🇭Thai
เหมือนกัน
สภาวะตื่นเต้นของความปั่นป่วน
🇮🇩Indonesian
gentar
keadaan gelisah yang bersemangat
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkataranta
isang nasasabik na estado ng pagkabalisa
🇲🇾Malay
terharu
keadaan gelisah yang teruja
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تردد
حالة متحمسة من الإثارة
🇮🇷Persian
پریشان
یک حالت هیجان زده از آشفتگی
🇹🇷Turkish
titreme
heyecanlı bir ajitasyon durumu
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַסֵס
מצב נרגש של תסיסה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dither'?
The primary meaning of 'dither' is 'an excited state of agitation'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dither' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dither' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dither' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dither' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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