agitation vs lull

agitation

noun
  • A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind. 

  • Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc. 

  • The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion. 

lull

noun
  • A period of rest or soothing. 

  • A period without waves or wind. 

  • An extended pause between sets of waves. 

  • A period of reduced activity; a respite 

verb
  • To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm 

  • To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate. 

How often have the words agitation and lull occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )