excitement (noun)
101fleshment — noun Etymology: 2flesh Date: 1605 obsolete excitement associated with a successful beginning …
102frisson — noun (plural frissons) Etymology: French, shiver, from Old French friçon, from Late Latin friction , frictio, from Latin, literally, friction (taken in Late Latin as derivative of frigēre to be cold) Date: 1777 a brief moment of emotional… …
103furor — noun Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin, from furere to rage Date: 15th century 1. an angry or maniacal fit ; rage 2. fury 4 3. a fashionable craze ; vogue 4. a. furious or hectic activity b …
104goose bumps — noun plural Date: 1933 a roughness of the skin produced by erection of its papillae especially from cold, fear, or a sudden feeling of excitement …
105hangover — noun Date: 1894 1. something (as a surviving custom) that remains from what is past 2. a. disagreeable physical effects following heavy consumption of alcohol or the use of drugs b. a letdown following great excitement or excess …
106Holy Roller — noun Date: 1841 often offensive a member of one of the Protestant sects whose worship meetings are characterized by spontaneous expressions of emotional excitement …
107intoxication — noun Date: 15th century 1. an abnormal state that is essentially a poisoning < carbon monoxide intoxication > 2. a. the condition of being drunk ; inebriation b. a strong excitement or elation …
108mania — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from mainesthai to be mad; akin to Greek menos spirit more at mind Date: 14th century 1. excitement manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior, and… …
109pop eye — noun Etymology: back formation from pop eyed Date: 1828 an eye staring and bulging (as from excitement) • pop eyed adjective …
110sensation — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin sensation , sensatio, from Late Latin, understanding, idea, from Latin sensus Date: 1615 1. a. a mental process (as seeing, hearing, or smelling) resulting from the immediate external stimulation of a sense organ… …
