Noun

• S: (n) excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour (the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up) "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
• S: (n) excitation, innervation, irritation (the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) arousal (a state of heightened physiological activity)
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) excite [Related to: excitation] (produce a magnetic field in) "excite the neurons"
• derivationally related form
• Overview
• synset
• W: (v) irritate [Related to: irritation] (excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus) "irritate the glands of a leaf"
• S: (n) excitation, excitement (something that agitates and arouses) "he looked forward to the excitements of the day"