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ex·cite·ment
(ĭk-sīt′mənt)n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of exciting.
b. The condition of being excited.
2. Something that excites: the dancing tigers and other circus excitements.
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excitement
(ɪkˈsaɪtmənt)n
1. the state of being excited
2. a person or thing that excites; stimulation or thrill
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ex•cite•ment
(ɪkˈsaɪt mənt)n.
1. an excited state or condition; commotion.
2. something that excites.
[1375–1425; late Middle English excitament encouragement < Medieval Latin excitāmentum. See excite, -ment]
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Excitement
See Also: AGITATION, ENERGY, ENTHUSIASM
- The blood burning in all his veins, like fire in all the branches and twigs of him —D. H. Lawrence
- The blood surged through me like a sea —R. Wright Campbell
- Drunk on your own high spirits, like a salesman at a convention —Dorothea Straus
- Excited and happy as a bride-to-be —Gloria Norris See Also: HAPPINESS
- Excited as a cop making his first pinch —H. C. Witwer
- Excited as a puppy at a picnic —Nicholas Proffitt
- Excited as a starlet, on the arm of an elderly editor —Philip Roth
- Excited as schoolchildren on their way to a treat —Frank Tuohy
- Excited … like a kid with his first dish of ice-cream —Louis Bromfield
- Excitement caused his heart to thud all over his breast like some crazy and fateful drum —Frank Swinnerton
See Also: HEARTBEAT
- Excitement … had grown to become an exhausting presence within him, like the constant company of a sleepless troop of revelers —Joseph Whitehill
- Excitement rose like a hot dry wind —Marge Piercy
- Exhausting and exhilarating … it’s [tracking Woody Allen’s career] like mountain climbing —Vincent Canby, New York Times, February 9, 1986
- Exhilarating like a swim in a rough ocean —Mary Gordon
- Exhilarating as love —Honore de Balzac
- Exhilarating … very much like the effects of a strong dose of caffeine —Georges Simenon
- Felt exhilarated as a young man at a romantic assignation —Louis Auchincloss
- (Music that) fired her blood like wine —Katherine Mansfield
- (The hate excited her … she was) fired up like a furnace in a blizzard night —Harold Adams
- Flares up like a match —Sholem Aleichem
- Flushed and voluble, like football fans on their way back from a match —Aharon Megged
- Has about as much suspense as a loaf of bread being spread through a slicer —Scott Simon, reporting on a basketball game, “All Things Considered,” WNYC, January 31, 1987
- Her excitement strummed like wire —Marge Piercy
- Her excitement was deep down like a desert river under the sands —Oliver La Farge
- Life at “Nightline” [Ted Koppel television program] is like being in a popper of popcorn news —Marshal Frady, June, 1987
- Responding like an overheated spaniel —Clancy Sigal
- Stirring as march music —Paige Mitchell
- Thrilled his sleepless nerves like liquor or women on a Saturday night —John Dos Passos
- Titillated … like naked flesh —Paul Theroux
- Warmed by what he’d read as if it had been draughts of rum —John Cheever
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Noun | 1. | excitement - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" 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) |
2. | excitement - 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" | |
3. | excitement - something that agitates and arouses; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day" 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" | |
4. | excitement - disturbance usually in protest disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion |
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excitement
noun
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
excitement
nounIntensity of feeling or reaction:
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Translations
إنْفِعال، تَهَيُّج
vzrušení
begejstringophidselsespænding
uzbuđenje
æsingur, spenningur
navdušenjerazburjenje
excitement
[ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] N1. (= exhilaration) → emoción f, excitación f
why all the excitement?; what's all the excitement about? → ¿a qué se debe tanta excitación?
she's looking for a bit of excitement in her life → está buscando algo de emoción en su vida
in her excitement, she forgot to close the door → con la emoción, se olvidó de cerrar la puerta
the book has caused great excitement in literary circles → el libro ha causado mucha conmoción en círculos literarios
why all the excitement?; what's all the excitement about? → ¿a qué se debe tanta excitación?
she's looking for a bit of excitement in her life → está buscando algo de emoción en su vida
in her excitement, she forgot to close the door → con la emoción, se olvidó de cerrar la puerta
the book has caused great excitement in literary circles → el libro ha causado mucha conmoción en círculos literarios
3. (sexual) → excitación f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
excitement
[ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] n → excitation fto be in a state of excitement → être excité(e)
to cause excitement → faire sensation
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
excitement
n
→ Aufregung f; there was great excitement when … → es herrschte große Aufregung, als …; a mood of excitement → eine Spannung; a shriek of excitement → ein aufgeregter Schrei; in the excitement of the match → in der Aufregung des Spiels, im Eifer des Gefechts; she only did it for (a bit of) excitement → sie hat es nur getan, um ein bisschen Aufregung zu haben; what’s all the excitement about? → wozu die ganze Aufregung?; to be in a state of high excitement → in heller Aufregung sein; his novel has caused great excitement → sein Roman hat große Begeisterung ausgelöst; he enjoys paragliding and other such excitements → Paragliding und ähnlich aufregende Dinge machen ihm Spaß
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
excitement
[ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] n → eccitazione f, agitazione fin the excitement of the departure/preparations → nell'eccitazione or agitazione della partenza/dei preparativi
the book caused great excitement → il libro ha fatto sensazione
she enjoys excitement → le piacciono le emozioni
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
excite
(ikˈsait) verb1. to cause or rouse strong feelings of expectation, happiness etc in. The children were excited at the thought of the party.
2. to cause or rouse (feelings, emotions etc). The book did not excite my interest.
exˈcitable adjective easily becoming excited or upset.
exˌcitaˈbility nounexˈcited adjective
exˈcitedly adverb
exˈcitement noun
His arrival caused great excitement; the excitement of travel.
exˈciting adjectivean exciting adventure.
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