agitation vs worry

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. 

worry

noun
  • A person who causes worry. 

  • A strong feeling of anxiety. 

  • An instance or cause of such a feeling. 

verb
  • To harass; to irritate or distress. 

  • To touch repeatedly, to fiddle with. 

  • To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt. 

  • To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf. 

  • Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress. 

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