excitement

Noun
Synonyms: exhilarationexcitationinflammationfervorfervouragitationturmoilupheavalhullabaloo

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy“he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed”Synonyms: exhilaration
  2. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up“his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled”“he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation”Synonyms: excitationinflammationfervorfervour
  3. something that agitates and arouses“he looked forward to the excitements of the day”Synonyms: excitation
  4. disturbance usually in protestSynonyms: agitationturmoilupheavalhullabaloo
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Excitement \Ex*cite"ment\n. [Cf. OF. excitement, escitement.]

1.The act of exciting, or the state of being roused into action, or of having increased action; impulsion; agitation; as, an excitement of the people. [1913 Webster]

2.That which excites or rouses; that which moves, stirs, or induces action; a motive. [1913 Webster]

The cares and excitements of a season of transition and struggle.— Talfowrd.[1913 Webster]

3.(Physiol.) A state of aroused or increased vital activity in an organism, or any of its organs or tissues. [1913 Webster]

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