NOUN | feeling | excitement, exhilaration | the feeling of lively and cheerful joy |
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state | excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour | the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up | |
act | excitement, excitation | something that agitates and arouses | |
act | excitement, agitation, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo | disturbance usually in protest |
Sounds | ihksay'tmahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | The feeling of lively and cheerful joy. | |
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Example | "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" | |
Synonym | exhilaration | |
Narrower | bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick | The swift release of a store of affective force |
intoxication | excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety | |
titillation | A tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling) | |
Broader | joy, joyousness, joyfulness | The emotion of great happiness |
Spanish | excitación, regocijo | |
Catalan | esvalot | |
Verbs | excite | arouse or elicit a feeling |
Meaning | The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up. | |
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Example | "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled" | |
Synonyms | excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour | |
Attributes | exciting | creating or arousing excitement |
unexciting | not exciting | |
Narrower | fever pitch | A state of extreme / extreme excitement |
sensation | A state of widespread public excitement and interest | |
Broader | emotional arousal | The arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior |
Spanish | excitación | |
Verbs | excite | stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of |
excite | arouse or elicit a feeling | |
excite | stir feelings in |
Meaning | Something that agitates and arouses. | |
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Example | "he looked forward to the excitements of the day" | |
Synonym | excitation | |
Narrower | hair-raiser, chiller | excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones |
thrill | Something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation | |
Broader | arousal, rousing | The act of arousing |
Spanish | emoción, excitación | |
Verbs | excite | act as a stimulant |
excite | cause to be agitated, excited, or roused |
Meaning | Disturbance usually in protest. | |
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Synonyms | agitation, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo | |
Broader | disturbance | The act of disturbing something or someone |
Spanish | agitación, alboroto, algarabía, barbulla, batahola, excitación, follón, greguería, griterío, trastorno, vocería, zalagarda, zambeque, zaragata | |
Catalan | agitació, aldarull, batibull, rebombori |
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