excitement
US /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
Definition
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
There was great excitement in the office when the new product was announced.
Word Family
Synonyms
- thrillthe swift release of a store of affective force
- enthusiasma feeling of excitement
- exhilarationthe feeling of lively and cheerful joy
Collocations
- Easy full of excitementto full of excitement, meaning to beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening
- Medium sense of excitement among teamto sense of excitement among team, meaning to perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
- Hard quell investor excitementto quell investor excitement, meaning to suppress or crush completely
- Very Hard quell speculative excitement in marketto quell speculative excitement in market, meaning to suppress or crush completely
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