1. Animation.
2. Exaltation.
3. Agitation. Excitation nerveuse.
4. Incitation. Excitation ŕ la violence.
1. A state of heightened physiological activity.
2. Awakening from sleep.
3. The act of arousing; SYN. rousing.
ETYM Latin excitatio: cf. French excitation.
Something that excites; SYN. excitement.
ETYM Cf. Old Fren. excitement, escitement.
The state of being excited.
1. A sensitive or highly strung temperament.
2. An uneasy state; SYN. nerves, jitters, screaming meemies.
ETYM Latin stimulatio: cf. French stimulation.
1. The act of stimulating.
2. Any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action; SYN. stimulus, stimulant, input.
3. (Physiology) The effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.).