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excitement

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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.

excitement [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt]
n
1. the state of being excited
2. a person or thing that excites; stimulation or thrill
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.excitementexcitement - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
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.excitementexcitement - 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"
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"
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.excitementexcitement - disturbance usually in protest      
disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

excitement
noun
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 lifeestá buscando algo de emoción en su vida
in her excitement, she forgot to close the doorcon la emoción, se olvidó de cerrar la puerta
the book has caused great excitement in literary circlesel libro ha causado mucha conmoción en círculos literarios
2. (= agitation) → agitación f, alboroto m
3. (sexual) → excitación f
excitement [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] nexcitation 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 excitementeine Spannung; a shriek of excitementein aufgeregter Schrei; in the excitement of the matchin der Aufregung des Spiels, im Eifer des Gefechts; she only did it for (a bit of) excitementsie 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 excitementin heller Aufregung sein; his novel has caused great excitementsein Roman hat große Begeisterung ausgelöst; he enjoys paragliding and other such excitementsParagliding und ähnlich aufregende Dinge machen ihm Spaß
(Physiol) → Reizung f; (sexual) → Erregung f
excitement [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] neccitazione 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
excitement [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] neccitazione 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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No, that is probably not true; one thinks he would not look if he knew what was coming, but the interest and the excitement are so powerful that they would doubtless conquer all other feelings; and so, under the fierce exhilaration of the clashing steel, he would yield and look after all.
Two weeks later, on the 10th of June, they arrived at Saint Louis, where the governor gave them a magnificent reception, and they recovered completely from their excitement and fatigue.
At any rate, it will give a breath of excitement to the life she has doomed to stagnation, and may calm with certainty some agitating thoughts.
 
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