Definition of excitment
1. excitement [ n ] the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
Examples:
"he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)
He was torn between the excitement in the sun inflamed waters and a little engine chugging northward on the Monticello_Branch .
(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)
All these emotions were screwed_up to new heights when , after acceptance and the first rehearsals , there ensued such a buzz of excitement among Parisian music_lovers that Duclos had_to come running to Rousseau to inform him that the news had reached the superintendent of the King 's amusements , and that he was now demanding that the work be offered first at the royal summer palace of Fontainebleau .
But they , naturally , kept his secret well , and the public at_large knew only of a great excitement in musical and court circles .
(Howard Fast, April Morning....)
A dozen cows mooed sadly and regarded us as if we were insane , as perhaps we were at that moment , with the crazy excitement of our first encounter , the yelling and shooting still continuing up at the road , and the thirst of some of the men , which was so great that they waded into the muddy water and scooped_up handfuls of_it .
I was drunk with excitement and the smell of gunpowder that came floating down from the road , and the fact that I was not afraid now , but only waiting to know what to do next .
Synonyms excitement exhilaration Related Terms joy bang titillation intoxication excite2. excitement [ n ] the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
Examples:
"his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"
"he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)
`` He 's there '' , he got_out tersely , curbing his rising excitement .
Synonyms excitement fervour fervor inflammation excitation Related Terms emotional_arousal sensation fever_pitch excite stimulate stimulate exciting unexciting3. excitement [ n ] something that excites
Examples:
"he looked forward to the excitements of the day"
(High Fidelity, 11:10...)
And although Schnabel 's pianism bristles with excitement , it is meticulously faithful to Schubert 's dynamic markings and phrase indications .
(E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)
A previously extinguished conditioned_reaction was restored in monkey A and was associated with typical signs of emotional excitement including sympathetic discharges .
We pointed_out that emotional excitement may lead to psychosomatic_disorders and neurotic symptoms , particularly in certain types of personality , but it is also known that the reliving of a strong emotion ( `` abreaction '' ) may cure a battle neurosis .
(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)
I felt superior to the neighborhood friends I was leaving_behind , felt older than my years , and was full of compliments for myself as I headed into the subway that was carrying its packs of passengers out of_that dull borough and into the unstable , tantalizing excitement of Manhattan .
Synonyms excitement excitation Related Terms arousal thrill chiller agitate4. excitement [ n ] disturbance usually in protest
Used in print:(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)
Despite the excitement being caused by the trial and sentence of John_Brown , Rhode_Islanders turned their attention to the state elections .
(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)
I felt superior to the neighborhood friends I was leaving_behind , felt older than my years , and was full of compliments for myself as I headed into the subway that was carrying its packs of passengers out of_that dull borough and into the unstable , tantalizing excitement of Manhattan .
Synonyms excitement upheaval turmoil hullabaloo agitation Related Terms disturbanceSimilar Spelling
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