excitement
noun
- emotion associated with happiness and high arousal
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English excitement, from Old French excitement, equivalent to excite + -ment.
- The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
“to get caught up in the excitement”
“By late accounts from Rotterdam, that city seems to be in a high state of philosophical excitement.”
- Something that excites.