electric atmosphere
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- noun
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atmósfera eléctrica
- During the festival, there was an electric atmosphere that kept everyone on the edge of their seats.
- create an electric atmosphere
Examples
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We know it's going to be an electric atmosphere, but these games are tough.
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An electric atmosphere is expected, beginning with Friday morning's weigh-in and press conference, which will set the stage for the real thing the next day.
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The concert had an electric atmosphere that made everyone feel alive.
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As the final moments of the game approached, the electric atmosphere in the stadium intensified with anticipation.
Synonyms
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A strong feeling of excitement or tension between people
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3.1
A strong feeling of joy and energy that makes you unable to sit still
A feeling of excitement and worry about what will happen next
A strong feeling of excitement and nervous energy among people
A place full of energy where people talk, laugh, and enjoy themselves
Antonyms
How Tense
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an environment highly charged with excitement or tension' is directly compositional from 'electric' (intensely charged/exciting) + 'atmosphere' (emotional tone), so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE. This metaphorical extension of 'electric' to describe mood is common in many languages and follows transparent adjective + noun semantics, making it accessible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Electric atmosphere comes from the picture of the air feeling charged, with electric meaning electricity and atmosphere meaning the mood around people. One popular image is a room that seems to buzz with a small spark, and that buzzing picture helps explain why the phrase means 'an environment full of excitement or tension'.