excitement

Etymology

From Middle English excitement, from Old French excitement, equivalent to excite + -ment.

noun

  1. (uncountable) the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
    get caught up in the excitement
    By late accounts from Rotterdam, that city seems to be in a high state of philosophical excitement. 1835, Edgar Allan Poe, The unparalleled adventure of one Hans Pfaal
  2. (countable) something that excites.

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