agitation vs wag

agitation and wag both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
agitation	Yes	No	No	No
wag	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wag is a hyponym of agitation; that is, wag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than agitation:

agitation: the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
wag: causing to move repeatedly from side to side

Other hyponyms of agitation include shaking, stirring, shake, waggle, worrying.

agitation (noun)	wag (noun)
disturbance usually in protest	causing to move repeatedly from side to side
the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)	a witty amusing person who makes jokes
the feeling of being agitated; not calm
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

agitation (verb)	wag (verb)
	move from side to side