| excitement | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. excitement, exhilaration | the feeling of lively and cheerful joy.; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" |
| ~ joy, joyfulness, joyousness | the emotion of great happiness. |
| ~ thrill, kick, boot, bang, flush, rush, charge | the swift release of a store of affective force.; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" |
| ~ intoxication | excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety.; "the intoxication of wealth and power" |
| ~ titillation | a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling). |
| n. (state) | 2. excitation, excitement, fervor, fervour, inflammation | the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up.; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation" |
| ~ emotional arousal | the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior. |
| ~ fever pitch | a state of extreme excitement.; "the crowd was at fever pitch" |
| ~ sensation | a state of widespread public excitement and interest.; "the news caused a sensation" |
| n. (act) | 3. excitation, excitement | something that agitates and arouses.; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day" |
| ~ arousal, rousing | the act of arousing.; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions" |
| ~ chiller, hair-raiser | excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones.; "the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser" |
| ~ thrill | something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation.; "the thrills of space travel" |
| n. (act) | 4. agitation, excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval | disturbance usually in protest. |
| ~ disturbance | the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion. |
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