state+of+excitement

  • 11excitement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of being excited Nouns 1. excitement, excitation; stimulation, piquancy, provocation, arousal, incitement; animation, agitation, perturbation; intoxication, high pressure; exhilaration, passion,… …

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  • 12state — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English stat, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French estat, from Latin status, from stare to stand more at stand Date: 13th century 1. a. mode or condition of being < a state of readiness > b …

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  • 13excitement — An emotional state sometimes characterized by its potential for impulsive or poorly controlled activity. catatonic e. an excited catatonic state seen in one of the schizophrenic disorders. See catatonia. manic e. an excited mental …

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  • 14state —  Condition of untidiness, anxiety, excitement, etc. Usu. in a state …

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  • 15excitement — noun Date: 1604 1. something that excites or rouses 2. the action of exciting ; the state of being excited …

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  • 16excitement — /ik suyt meuhnt/, n. 1. an excited state or condition. 2. something that excites. [1375 1425; late ME excitament encouragement < ML excitamentum. See EXCITE, MENT] Syn. 1. perturbation, commotion, ado. See agitation. Ant. 1. serenity. * * * …

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  • 17excitement — noun /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/ a) the state of being excited (emotionally aroused). b) something that excites …

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  • 18excitement — ex cite·ment || mÉ™nt n. state of being excited; agitation; something which excites or stirs up …

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  • 19excitement — ex•cite•ment [[t]ɪkˈsaɪt mənt[/t]] n. 1) an excited state or condition; commotion 2) something that excites • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME excitament encouragement &LT; ML excitāmentum. See excite, ment …

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  • 20excitement — /əkˈsaɪtmənt/ (say uhk suytmuhnt), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun 1. an excited state or condition. 2. something that excites …