excitement

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy (Freq. 9)
- he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed
• Syn:
exhilaration
• Derivationally related forms:
excite, exhilarate (for: exhilaration)
• Hypernyms:
joy, joyousness, joyfulness
• Hyponyms:
bang, boot, charge, rush, flush,
thrill, kick, intoxication, titillation
2. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up (Freq. 5)
- his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
- he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
• Syn:
excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour
• Derivationally related forms:
excite (for: excitation), excite
• Hypernyms:
emotional arousal
• Hyponyms:
fever pitch, sensation
• Attrubites:
exciting, unexciting
3. something that agitates and arouses (Freq. 4)
- he looked forward to the excitements of the day
• Syn:
excitation
• Derivationally related forms:
excite, excite (for: excitation)
• Hypernyms:
arousal, rousing
• Hyponyms:
hair-raiser, chiller, thrill
4. disturbance usually in protest (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
agitation, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo
• Hypernyms:
disturbance

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  agitation, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour, exhilaration