excitement
n.
state of being excited; agitation; something which excites or stirs up
Excitement
Excitement
(n.)
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.
(n.)
That which excites or rouses; that which moves, stirs, or induces action; a motive.
(n.)
A state of aroused or increased vital activity in an organism, or any of its organs or tissues.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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excitement
Noun
1. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
(synonym) exhilaration
(hypernym) joy, joyousness, joyfulness
(hyponym) bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick
(derivation) excite
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"
(synonym) excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour
(hypernym) emotional arousal
(hyponym) fever pitch
(attribute) exciting
(derivation) stimulate, excite, stir
3. something that agitates and arouses; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day"
(synonym) excitation
(hypernym) arousal, rousing
(hyponym) hair-raiser, chiller
(derivation) agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up
4. disturbance usually in protest
(synonym) agitation, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo
(hypernym) disturbance