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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesexcitation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛk.si.ta.sjɔ̃
"Il y avait beaucoup d'excitation dans la salle."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A feeling of eager enthusiasm and restless energy.
"The children could hardly contain their excitement on Christmas morning." - 2
Something that stirs up feelings or causes a lively reaction.
"The unexpected news added a touch of excitement to their routine day."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'excitement' originates from the Latin 'excitare', meaning 'to call out' or 'to rouse'. It evolved through Old French 'exciter' before entering Middle English as 'excitement' in the late 14th century, reflecting a shift from a physical to an emotional state of arousal or stimulation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Excitement" is said worldwide
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excitation
Transliteration: ɛk.si.ta.sjɔ̃
"Il y avait beaucoup d'excitation dans la salle."
Aufregung
Transliteration: ˈaʊfˌʁeːɡʊŋ
"Die Aufregung vor dem Konzert war groß."
eccitazione
Transliteration: et.tʃi.taˈtzyo.ne
"C'era molta eccitazione tra i tifosi."
emoción
Transliteration: e.moˈsjon
"La emoción se sentía en el ambiente."
excitação
Transliteration: eʃ.si.taˈsãw
"Houve muita excitação com a chegada do circo."
उत्साह
Transliteration: utsāh
"बच्चों में खेल के प्रति बहुत उत्साह था।"
兴奋
Transliteration: xīngfèn
"孩子们听到这个好消息非常兴奋。"
흥분
Transliteration: heungbun
"그녀의 목소리에는 흥분이 가득했다."
興奮
Transliteration: kōfun
"試合の前の興奮は最高潮に達した。"
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