excitement

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
  2. noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
  3. noun something that agitates and arouses

Etymology

From Middle English excitement, from Old French excitement, equivalent to excite + -ment.

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Synonyms

exhilaration

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