excitement
/ik'saitmənt/
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Definition
- 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.
Noun
- disturbance usually in protest
- something that agitates and arouses
- he looked forward to the excitements of the day
- 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
- the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
- he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed