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Webster 1913 Edition
Excitement
Ex-cite′ment
Noun.
[Cf. OF.
excitement
, escitement
.] 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 people2.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Excitement
EXCI'TEMENT
,Noun.
1.
The state of being roused into action, or of having increased action. Stimulants are intended to produce excitement in the animal system.2.
Agitation; a state of being roused into action; as an excitement of the people.3.
That which excites or rouses; that which moves, stirs, or induces action; a motive.