Excitement
/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/ noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state of being excited (emotionally aroused). uncountable
"to get caught up in the excitement"
- 2 disturbance usually in protest wordnet
- 3 Something that excites. countable
- 4 something that agitates and arouses wordnet
- 5 the feeling of lively and cheerful joy wordnet
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- 6 the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up wordnet
Example
More examples"The excitement reached its peak."
Etymology
From Middle English excitement, from Old French excitement, equivalent to excite + -ment.