Counterexcitement
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A state of excitation in response or opposition to another such state. uncountable
"[…] that he will calmly see them beaten down by the excitement of terror, and will make no effort to raise them up by the counterexcitement of enthusiasm; […]"
Example
More examples"[…] that he will calmly see them beaten down by the excitement of terror, and will make no effort to raise them up by the counterexcitement of enthusiasm; […]"
Etymology
From counter- + excitement.
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