excitement

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Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭk-sītʹmənt, IPA: /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

Noun

excitement

1. (uncountable) the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
   • E.A. Poe, The unparalleled adventure of one Hans Pfaal:

     By late accounts from Rotterdam, that city seems to be in a high state of philosophical excitement.

2. (countable) something that excites.

Translations

• French: excitation
• German: Aufregung, Begeisterung, Spannung, Erregung, Reiz, Aufgeregtheit, Erregtheit
• Italian: eccitamento, orgasmo, fregola
• Portuguese: excitação
• Russian: волне́ние
• Spanish: entusiasmo

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