state of excitement
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3.1
- noun
- After receiving the good news, he found himself in a state of excitement for the rest of the day.
- a constant state of excitement
Examples
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I have a tendency to live in such a state of excitement, even when people on the other end of my phone line aren't feeling very excited about what they are currently experiencing in their lives.
Blog text (28) -
And thank God... ... we'd end up with aneurysms in that constant state of excitement, right ?
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And why is the hotel in such a state of excitement?
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I woke up this morning in a state of excitement, lap dancing the day away.
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Later, I found myself at work, where some people were still in a state of excitement due to the news that was oozing out of every orifice.
Blog text (3) -
By this time, I was already in a state of excitement bordering on madness: I began reciting the words from a silly song popular at that time, mixing them up slightly: Oh, Carmen, Carmeniste, remember me and so on...
Fiction book (1991) -
Sayre, on the other hand, I characterized it as systemic: a perpetual state of excitement, erection, and nervous irritation radiating throughout the body.
Academic text (1994) -
The children were in a state of excitement as they waited for the birthday party to start.
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She was in such a state of excitement that she could hardly sit still.
Synonyms
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1.0
A strong feeling of happiness and eagerness, or something that causes it
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2.2
A strong feeling of excitement and interest in something
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6.1
A feeling of very great joy and excitement
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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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4.1
A sudden feeling of excitement or thrill
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5.3
A time when people feel very strong excitement together
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6.1
A state of being more awake and feeling stronger emotions
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7.7
A strong feeling of happiness and nervous energy
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4.6
A strong feeling of eager energy you can almost feel
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5.8
A strong feeling that makes your body react
A state of very strong, nervous eagerness and energy about something
Antonyms
How Excited
Surface Forms
Morphology
state + of + excitement
The phrase 'state of excitement' is fully compositional: 'state' (condition) combined with 'excitement' (a feeling) yields the meaning 'a condition of being excited.' The linking preposition 'of' simply marks the relation; this construction is cross-linguistically common and easily predictable for a B1 learner who knows the constituents.
Etymology
State of excitement paints a simple picture: a state is like a place or condition and excitement is lively energy. That's why it means 'very excited'.