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[ noun ] the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
Synonyms Examples "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)He was torn between the excitement in the sun inflamed waters and a little engine chugging northward on the Monticello_Branch . (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)All these emotions were screwed_up to new heights when , after acceptance and the first rehearsals , there ensued such a buzz of excitement among Parisian music_lovers that Duclos had_to come running to Rousseau to inform him that the news had reached the superintendent of the King 's amusements , and that he was now demanding that the work be offered first at the royal summer palace of Fontainebleau . But they , naturally , kept his secret well , and the public at_large knew only of a great excitement in musical and court circles . (Howard Fast, April Morning....)A dozen cows mooed sadly and regarded us as if we were insane , as perhaps we were at that moment , with the crazy excitement of our first encounter , the yelling and shooting still continuing up at the road , and the thirst of some of the men , which was so great that they waded into the muddy water and scooped_up handfuls of_it . I was drunk with excitement and the smell of gunpowder that came floating down from the road , and the fact that I was not afraid now , but only waiting to know what to do next . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
Synonyms Examples "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled" "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation" Used in print (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)`` He 's there '' , he got_out tersely , curbing his rising excitement . Related terms emotional_arousal sensation fever_pitch excite stimulate stimulate exciting unexciting |
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[ noun ] something that excites
Synonyms Examples "he looked forward to the excitements of the day" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)And although Schnabel 's pianism bristles with excitement , it is meticulously faithful to Schubert 's dynamic markings and phrase indications . (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)A previously extinguished conditioned_reaction was restored in monkey A and was associated with typical signs of emotional excitement including sympathetic discharges . We pointed_out that emotional excitement may lead to psychosomatic_disorders and neurotic symptoms , particularly in certain types of personality , but it is also known that the reliving of a strong emotion ( `` abreaction '' ) may cure a battle neurosis . (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)I felt superior to the neighborhood friends I was leaving_behind , felt older than my years , and was full of compliments for myself as I headed into the subway that was carrying its packs of passengers out of_that dull borough and into the unstable , tantalizing excitement of Manhattan . |
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[ noun ] disturbance usually in protest
Synonyms Used in print (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)Despite the excitement being caused by the trial and sentence of John_Brown , Rhode_Islanders turned their attention to the state elections . (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)I felt superior to the neighborhood friends I was leaving_behind , felt older than my years , and was full of compliments for myself as I headed into the subway that was carrying its packs of passengers out of_that dull borough and into the unstable , tantalizing excitement of Manhattan . Related terms |
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