excitement

ex·cite·ment  (k-stmnt)

n.

1.

a. The act or an instance of exciting.

b. The condition of being excited.

2. Something that excites: the dancing tigers and other circus excitements.

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excitement [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt]

n

1. the state of being excited

2. a person or thing that excites; stimulation or thrill

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	excitement - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" exhilaration joy, joyfulness, joyousness - the emotion of great happiness thrill, kick, boot, bang, flush, rush, charge - the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" intoxication - excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety; "the intoxication of wealth and power" titillation - a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)
	2.	excitement - 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" excitation, fervour, inflammation, fervor emotional arousal - the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior fever pitch - a state of extreme excitement; "the crowd was at fever pitch" sensation - a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the news caused a sensation"
	3.	excitement - something that agitates and arouses; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day" excitation arousal, rousing - the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions" chiller, hair-raiser - excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones; "the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser" thrill - something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation; "the thrills of space travel"
	4.	excitement - disturbance usually in protest       hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval, agitation disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

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excitement

noun

1. exhilaration, action, activity, passion, heat, thrill, adventure, enthusiasm, fever, warmth, flurry, animation, furore, ferment, agitation, commotion, elation, ado, tumult, perturbation, discomposure The audience was in a state of great excitement.

2. pleasure, thrill, sensation, stimulation, tingle, kick (informal) The game had its challenges, excitements and rewards.

Translations

excitement [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] N

1. (= exhilaration) → emoción f, excitación f
why all the excitement?; what's all the excitement about? → ¿a qué se debe tanta excitación?
she's looking for a bit of excitement in her life → está buscando algo de emoción en su vida
in her excitement, she forgot to close the door → con la emoción, se olvidó de cerrar la puerta
the book has caused great excitement in literary circles → el libro ha causado mucha conmoción en círculos literarios

2. (= agitation) → agitación f, alboroto m

3. (sexual) → excitación f

excitement [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] n → excitation f
to be in a state of excitement → être excité(e)
to cause excitement → faire sensation

excitement

n

→ Aufregung f; there was great excitement when … → es herrschte große Aufregung, als …; a mood of excitement → eine Spannung; a shriek of excitement → ein aufgeregter Schrei; in the excitement of the match → in der Aufregung des Spiels, im Eifer des Gefechts; she only did it for (a bit of) excitement → sie hat es nur getan, um ein bisschen Aufregung zu haben; what’s all the excitement about? → wozu die ganze Aufregung?; to be in a state of high excitement → in heller Aufregung sein; his novel has caused great excitement → sein Roman hat große Begeisterung ausgelöst; he enjoys paragliding and other such excitements → Paragliding und ähnlich aufregende Dinge machen ihm Spaß

(Physiol) → Reizung f; (sexual) → Erregung f

excitement [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] n → eccitazione f, agitazione f
in the excitement of the departure/preparations → nell'eccitazione or agitazione della partenza/dei preparativi
the book caused great excitement → il libro ha fatto sensazione
she enjoys excitement → le piacciono le emozioni

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excitement [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] n → eccitazione f, agitazione f
in the excitement of the departure/preparations → nell'eccitazione or agitazione della partenza/dei preparativi
the book caused great excitement → il libro ha fatto sensazione
she enjoys excitement → le piacciono le emozioni