excitement

/ik'saitmənt/
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excitement

A child's face lights up with excitement on Christmas morning.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness: The state of being emotionally stimulated, energized, or thrilled.
    • Something that causes such a feeling: An exciting or stimulating event, activity, or situation.
    • Agitated or aroused activity: A state of disturbance, commotion, or heightened activity, sometimes in the context of protests or unrest.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The children could not hide their excitement on Christmas morning.
    • The city offers many cultural excitements for visitors.
    • The announcement caused great excitement in the crowd.
Advanced Usage
  • "A state of high excitement": A condition of being extremely thrilled or agitated.

    • The fans were in a state of high excitement before the concert.
  • "To contain one's excitement": To try not to show how thrilled or eager one feels.

    • She could barely contain her excitement about the promotion.
Variants and Related Words
  • Excite (verb): To cause a strong feeling of enthusiasm or eagerness in someone.

    • The news excited the whole team.
  • Excitable (adjective): Easily excited or emotionally aroused.

    • He has an excitable personality.
  • Exciting (adjective): Causing excitement; thrilling.

    • We had an exciting adventure.
Synonyms
  • Thrill: A sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure.
  • Anticipation: A feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen.
  • Agitation: A state of nervous excitement or disturbance.
Related Phrases
  • Bubble over with excitement: To be so excited that one cannot hide it.

    • The children were bubbling over with excitement at the zoo.
  • Pitch of excitement: A high level of excitement.

    • The game reached a fever pitch of excitement in the final minutes.
excitement

A child's face lights up with excitement on Christmas morning.

Noun
  1. disturbance usually in protest
  2. something that agitates and arouses
    • he looked forward to the excitements of the day
  3. 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
  4. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
    • he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed