the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
“his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled”
noun
the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
noun
something that agitates and arouses
“he looked forward to the excitements of the day”
Word Forms
excite
verb
stir feelings in
irritate
verb
excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Erregung
der Zustand, in dem man emotional erregt und aufgeregt ist
🇪🇸Spanish
excitación
el estado de estar emocionalmente excitado y excitado
🇮🇹Italian
eccitazione
lo stato di essere emotivamente eccitato ed agitato
🇳🇱Dutch
opwinding
de staat van emotioneel opgewonden en opgewonden zijn
🇵🇹Portuguese
excitação
o estado de estar emocionalmente excitado e agitado
🇷🇺Russian
возбуждение
состояние эмоционального возбуждения и возбуждения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उत्तेजना
भावनात्मक रूप से उत्तेजित होने और काम करने की अवस्था
🇧🇩Bengali
উত্তেজনা
মানসিকভাবে উত্তেজিত এবং কাজ করার অবস্থা
🇮🇳Tamil
உற்சாகம்
உணர்வுபூர்வமாக தூண்டப்பட்டு வேலை செய்யும் நிலை
🇮🇳Telugu
ఉత్తేజం
మానసికంగా ఉత్తేజితమై పనిచేసిన స్థితి
🇮🇳Marathi
उत्तेजना
भावनिकरित्या जागृत होण्याची आणि काम करण्याची स्थिती
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઉત્તેજના
ભાવનાત્મક રીતે ઉત્તેજિત અને કામ કરવાની સ્થિતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆ
ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ആവേശം
വൈകാരികമായി ഉണർത്തുകയും പ്രവർത്തിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന അവസ്ഥ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉਤੇਜਨਾ
ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਉਤਸਾਹਿਤ ਹੋਣ ਅਤੇ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
جوش
جذباتی طور پر بیدار ہونے اور کام کرنے کی حالت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
励磁
情绪激动和激动的状态
🇯🇵Japanese
励起
感情が興奮して高揚している状態
🇰🇷Korean
자극
감정적으로 각성되어 흥분된 상태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự kích thích
trạng thái bị kích thích và làm việc về mặt cảm xúc
🇹🇭Thai
การกระตุ้น
สถานะของการถูกกระตุ้นทางอารมณ์และดีขึ้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
perangsangan
keadaan terangsang dan bersemangat secara emosional
🇵🇭Filipino
kaguluhan
ang estado ng pagiging emosyonal na napukaw at nagtrabaho
🇲🇾Malay
keterujaan
keadaan emosi yang terangsang dan bekerja
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الإثارة
حالة الإثارة العاطفية والعمل
🇮🇷Persian
برانگیختگی
حالت برانگیختگی عاطفی و کار کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
uyarılma
duygusal olarak uyarılma ve heyecanlanma durumu
🇮🇱Hebrew
עִירוּר
המצב של עוררות רגשית ועובדה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'excitation'?
The primary meaning of 'excitation' is 'the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'excitation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'excitation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'excitation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'excitation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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