excitability
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- noun
- /ɪkˌsaɪtəˈbɪləti/
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excitabilidad
- To be effective in helping children deal with issues that will develop due to their giftedness, parents need to understand how divergent thinking ability, excitability, sensitivity, perceptiveness, and entelechy impact their lives.
- excitability and sensitivity
- excitability, perceptiveness
Examples
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A high energy level, emotional reactivity, and high arousal of the central nervous system characterize the trait of excitability.
Academic text (1992) -
Generally, these will not make a child drowsy but rather may cause excitability.
Academic text (2007) -
That excitability better stay one-sided, though you don't exactly sound like a fan.
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This article is an attempt to define five traits common to gifted children that result in social and emotional vulnerability: divergent thinking ability, excitability, sensitivity, perceptiveness, and entelechy.
Academic text (1992) -
Five social/emotional traits of giftedness (divergent thinking ability, excitability, sensitivity, perceptiveness, and entelechy) are described, and the specific issues that parents must face to enable their children to reach their full potential are explored.
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The medication was known to cause excitability in some patients, particularly children.
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His natural excitability made him an enthusiastic participant in all activities.
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Doctors often warn that excitability can be a side effect of certain allergy medications.
Synonyms
A tendency to become lively or eager quickly
How easily someone wakes up or becomes alert
A strong, often overwhelming sensitivity to feelings, sounds, or events
A state when nerves, muscles, or behaviour react too much
Antonyms
How Excitable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Excitability comes from excite, which originally meant 'to rouse' or 'wake up' and has the parts ex- 'out' plus a root meaning 'move', like in incite. So, excitability is the readiness to be roused or made active, which is why it means being easily excited emotionally or physically.