Noun: excitement ik'sIt-munt or ek'sIt-munt
- The feeling of lively and cheerful joy
"he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed";
- exhilaration
- The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
"his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled";
- excitation, inflammation, fervor [US], fervour [Brit, Cdn]
- Something that agitates and arouses
"he looked forward to the excitements of the day";
- excitation
- A state of noisy disturbance, confusion, or commotion
"The announcement caused great excitement in the office";
- agitation, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo [informal], hullaballoo
Derived forms: excitements
See also: exciting, unexciting
Type of: arousal, disturbance, emotional arousal, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, rousing
Encyclopedia: Excitement