excitement

/ɛkˈsaɪtmɪnt/

/ɛkˈsaɪtmənt/

Other forms: excitements

Excitement is a feeling or situation full of activity, joy, exhilaration, or upheaval. One thing about excitement — it sure isn't boring.

There are a few types of excitement, but they're all exciting — they get your attention. If you can't wait for your birthday, you're feeling a happy kind of excitement. If everyone in class is screaming and throwing things, the teacher might ask, "What's all the excitement about?" A sleeping dog is resting — no excitement there. But a dog that’s jumping, barking, and running in circles when his owner comes home is feeling and causing a lot of excitement.

Definitions of excitement

1. noun

   the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
   “his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled”

   synonyms: excitation, fervor, fervour, inflammation

   types:

   fever pitch

   a state of extreme excitement

   sensation

   a state of widespread public excitement and interest

   type of:

   emotional arousal

   the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior
2. noun

   the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
   “he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed”

   synonyms: exhilaration

   types:

   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)

   type of:

   joy, joyfulness, joyousness

   the emotion of great happiness
3. noun

   something that agitates and arouses
   “he looked forward to the excitements of the day”

   synonyms: excitation

   types:

   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

   type of:

   arousal, rousing

   the act of arousing
4. noun

   disturbance usually in protest
   synonyms: agitation, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval

   type of:

   disturbance

   the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion