EXCITEMENT

excitement. Excitement, n. a motive to excite, a state of action

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Ex‐cite″ment (?) n. [[Cf. OF. excitement, escitement.]] 1. 1. The act of exciting, or the state of being roused into action, or of having increased action; impulsion; agitation; as, an excitement of the people.
2. 2. That which excites or rouses; that which moves, stirs, or induces action; a motive.
The cares and excitements of a season of transition and struggle. Talfowrd. 3. 3. (Physiol.) A state of aroused or increased vital activity in an organism, or any of its organs or tissues.