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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.

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  1. n. 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. n. That which excites or rouses; that which moves, stirs, or induces action; a motive.
  3. n. A state of aroused or increased vital activity in an organism, or any of its organs or tissues.
  4. n. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
  5. n. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
  6. n. something that agitates and arouses
  7. n. disturbance usually in protest
  8. 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. 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. (Physiol.) A state of aroused or increased vital activity in an organism, or any of its organs or tissues.
  9. A state of aroused or increased vital activity in an organism,or any of its organs or tissues.
  10. n:100 n. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up