excitation
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7.7
- noun
- /ˌɛksɪˈteɪʃən/
- NSFW
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excitación
- The excitation he felt before his performance filled him with energy.
- sexual excitation
- excitation and inhibition
- levels of excitation
So let's say there's too little excitation and tetamine is this alternative treatment that is now FDA approved.
- So let's say there's too little excitation and tetamine is this alternative treatment that is now FDA approved.
Examples
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No undue excitation of any kind.
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So you're changing excitation levels somehow.
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Sometimes athletes (e.g., shooters or golfers) want to lower their level of muscular tension and excitation.
Academic text (1991) -
During the concert, the crowd experienced a wave of excitation that lifted everyone's spirits.
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Her excitement reached a peak of excitation when she heard the good news.
Synonyms
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1.0
A strong feeling of happiness and eagerness, or something that causes it
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6.3
A strong, excited belief in a cause or idea
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6.7
A feeling of strong, happy energy and excitement
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3.2
A strong feeling of excitement and interest
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5.8
A strong, happy feeling of excitement
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6.1
A state of being more awake and feeling stronger emotions
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3.1
A strong feeling of joy and energy that makes you unable to sit still
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7.2
A sudden strong feeling that comes up in a person
A strong feeling that makes your body react
A sudden strong show of feeling, for example loud joy or anger
Antonyms
How Excited
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Excitation comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and citare 'to call or move', and it shares the same root as excite. So, a person's emotional excitation is like a feeling 'called out' or stirred up inside them, which makes the word easy to remember.