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excitement

  • /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

Where it comes from

From Middle English excitement, from Old French excitement, equivalent to excite + -ment.

noun excitements

  1. uncountable The state of being excited (emotionally aroused). to get caught up in the excitement

    Similar: buzz

  2. countable Something that excites.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: excitation, exhilaration, hullabaloo, agitation, turmoil, upheaval, exciting, thriller, enthusiasm, exuberance, gusto, thrill, fervor, enthusiast, fervour, vibrancy

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noun state of being excited

Españolemoción
中文興奮 /兴奋 xīngfèn, 激動 /激动 jīdòng
हिन्दीउत्सुकता utsuktā, उत्तेजना uttejnā
Kiswahilimsisimuko
Portuguêsexcitação, empolgação
Françaisexcitation
DeutschAufregung, Begeisterung, Spannung, Erregung, Reiz, Aufgeregtheit
Italianoeccitamento, orgasmo, fregola
Românăexcitare, excitație
Русскийволне́ние volnénije, аза́рт azárt
עבריתהִתְרַגְּשׁוּת hitragshút, הִתְפַּעֲלוּת hitpa'lút

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@misc{excitement_2026,
  title = {excitement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/excitement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}