You use excitement to refer to the state of being excited, or to something that excites you.
Everyone is in a state of great excitement.
...the excitement of a thunderstorm.
This game had its challenges, excitements and rewards.
Synonyms: pleasure, thrill, sensation, stimulation More Synonyms of excitement
More Synonyms of excitement
excitement in British English
(ɪkˈsaɪtmənt)
noun
1.
the state of being excited
2.
a person or thing that excites; stimulation or thrill
excitement in American English
(ɛkˈsaɪtmənt; ɪkˈsaɪtmənt)
noun
1.
an exciting or being excited; agitation
2.
something that excites
Word origin
ME < OFr
COBUILD Collocations
excitement
capture the excitement of
convey excitement
initial excitement
inject excitement into
nervous excitement
sheer excitement
Examples of 'excitement' in a sentence
excitement
Links with the fashion world add excitement to family life.
The Sun (2016)
There is no other sport out there that can give you that thrill and that excitement.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
There is already great excitement in the plant world.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The link between Pluto and the sun leads to the sharing of secrets that add much excitement to family life.
The Sun (2017)
Everything about your life feels lighter and brighter and the new people you meet today will add some extra excitement and glamour to your week.
The Sun (2016)
Choosing to make a difference locally by helping to organise a charity campaign brings an unexpected love option to light that could add so much excitement.
The Sun (2016)
Where was the real excitement of the last series?
The Sun (2011)
There is great anticipation and excitement around the yard.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He also has you for thrills and excitement.
The Sun (2012)
Things you try for the first time go well and add glamour and excitement to your life.
The Sun (2014)
You can end up with expensive things but no excitement.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But the excitement of the game was fading.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Too much excitement is very bad for his complexion.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You often begin something in excitement then get bored halfway through and leave things unfinished.
The Sun (2016)
There is a real excitement about how good we could get with the players we have.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Their life must be one of great excitement.
William Thackeray Vanity Fair (1837)
Full of thrills and excitement but destined to end in tears.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Tell your husband you two need to add excitement to your relationship.
The Sun (2012)
He always presented sport as a thing of breathtaking excitement and overwhelming importance.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
These people greeted us with as much excitement as if they had not seen us for years.
Edward Beauclerk Maurice THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic (2004)
The search for a new leader gets under way and there is great excitement.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
New faces and places add excitement but just as important is your quiet confidence.
The Sun (2012)
The extremes of excitement are too much to take in.
The Sun (2015)
It would make more people go to games and the excitement of seeing a penalty shootout would make fans go back.
The Sun (2007)
But it lacks a certain something - excitement.
The Sun (2010)
You've got a real sense of excitement.
The Sun (2013)
Don't see being committed as the end of excitement and thrills.
The Sun (2011)
Their legacy is the excitement about things, and making it up as they go along.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Along the way he brought drama, colour and excitement to the game.
The Sun (2013)
There is a real excitement in his eyes - which is good to see.
The Sun (2008)
I enjoy the excitement of building something.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
excitement
British English: excitement NOUN
You use excitement to refer to the state of being excited, or to something that excites you.
Everyone is in a state of great excitement.
American English: excitement
Brazilian Portuguese: expectativa
Chinese: 兴奋
European Spanish: emoción
French: excitation
German: Aufregung
Italian: eccitazione
Japanese: 興奮
Korean: 흥분
European Portuguese: expectativa
Latin American Spanish: emoción
All related terms of 'excitement'
convey excitement
You use excitement to refer to the state of being excited , or to something that excites you.
initial excitement
You use excitement to refer to the state of being excited , or to something that excites you.
nervous excitement
You use excitement to refer to the state of being excited , or to something that excites you.
sheer excitement
You use excitement to refer to the state of being excited , or to something that excites you.
inject excitement into
You use excitement to refer to the state of being excited , or to something that excites you.
capture the excitement of
You use excitement to refer to the state of being excited , or to something that excites you.
Chinese translation of 'excitement'
excitement
(ɪkˈsaɪtmənt)
n(u)
(= exhilaration) 兴(興)奋(奮) (xīngfèn)
All related terms of 'excitement'
a flurry of excitement
一阵(陣)激动(動) yī zhèn jīdòng
a tingle of excitement
一阵(陣)兴(興)奋(奮) yī zhèn xīngfèn
breathless with excitement
激动(動)地透不过(過)气(氣)来(來) jīdòng de tòu bù guò qì lái
a fever of excitement/anxiety
激动(動)若狂/极(極)度不安 jīdòng ruò kuáng/jídù bù'ān
a frenzy of activity/excitement
活动(動)的/兴(興)奋(奮)得狂乱(亂) huódòng de/xīngfèn de kuángluàn
to feel giddy with excitement/delight
激动(動)/高兴(興)得晕(暈)头(頭)转(轉)向 jīdòng/gāoxìng de yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng