Excitement

Pronunciation

• enPR: Ä­k-sÄ«tʹmÉ™nt, IPA: /ɪkˈsaɪtmÉ™nt/

Origin

excite + -ment

Full definition of excitement

Noun

1. (uncountable) the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
• E.A. Poe, '' The unparalelled 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.