excitement - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

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.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: excitement

1	n	the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
2	n	disturbance usually in protest

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: excitement

1

n 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

n 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

n 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

2

n disturbance usually in protest

Synonyms:: agitation, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval

Type of:: disturbance
the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion