excitement
pronunciation
How to pronounce excitement in British English:
UK [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt]
How to pronounce excitement in American English:
US [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt]
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- Noun:
- the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
- the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
- something that agitates and arouses
- disturbance usually in protest
Word Origin
- excitement (n.)
- early 15c., "encouragement;" c. 1600, "something that tends to excite," from excite + -ment. Meaning "condition of mental and emotional agitation" is from 1846.
Example
- 1. But the most excitement is clearly around china .
- 2. I didn 't want to show undue excitement .
- 3. And is not condemnation perhaps merely a form of excitement appropriate to old age ?
- 4. Listen to your heart and follow your excitement .
- 5. The celebration is all bustle and excitement .