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"
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
something that agitates and arouses; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day"
A state of aroused or increased vital activity in an organism, or any of its organs or tissues
That which excites or rouses; that which moves, stirs, or induces action; a motive