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EXCITEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disturbance usually in protest
Synonyms:
agitation; excitement; hullabaloo; turmoil; upheaval
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("excitement" is a kind of...):
disturbance (the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something that agitates and arouses
Example:
he looked forward to the excitements of the day
Synonyms:
excitation; excitement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("excitement" is a kind of...):
arousal; rousing (the act of arousing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "excitement"):
chiller; hair-raiser (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)
Derivation:
excite (act as a stimulant)
excite (cause to be agitated, excited, or roused)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The feeling of lively and cheerful joy
Example:
he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed
Synonyms:
excitement; exhilaration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("excitement" is a kind of...):
joy; joyfulness; joyousness (the emotion of great happiness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "excitement"):
bang; boot; charge; flush; kick; rush; thrill (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))
Derivation:
excite (arouse or elicit a feeling)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
Example:
he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
Synonyms:
excitation; excitement; fervor; fervour; inflammation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("excitement" is a kind of...):
emotional arousal (the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior)
Attribute:
exciting (creating or arousing excitement)
unexciting (not exciting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "excitement"):
fever pitch (a state of extreme excitement)
sensation (a state of widespread public excitement and interest)
Derivation:
excite (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of)
excite (arouse or elicit a feeling)
excite (stir feelings in)
Context examples:
At last, one morning, the propeller was quiet, and the Narwhal was pervaded with an atmosphere of excitement.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
It was living philosophy, with warm, red blood, incarnated in these two men till its very features worked with excitement.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
We were all wild with excitement yesterday when Godalming got his telegram from Lloyd's.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Besides, since yesterday I have experienced the excitement of a person to whom a tale has been half-told, and who is impatient to hear the sequel.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
On the evening of the third he rushed into our sitting-room, pale, trembling, with every muscle of his powerful frame quivering with excitement.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
There was no sneer upon his thin lips, but, on the contrary, a gray, drawn look of excitement and amazement.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Who comes next for England, John?” asked the prince in a voice which quivered with excitement.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“What think you now?” cried the west-countryman behind me, and in his excitement he could get no further save to repeat over and over again, “What think you now?”
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
My visitor was, indeed, on fire with sombre excitement.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
All were unconscious that this experience was a test of character, and when the first excitement was over, felt that they had done well and deserved praise.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
