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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Excitement

/ĭk-sītʹmənt/ · Ex·cite·ment · IPA /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
01 n. The act of exciting, or the state of being roused into action, or of having increased action; impulsion; agitation; as, an excitement of th…
  1. 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 people.
  2. 2.
    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. 3.
    A state of aroused or increased vital activity in an organism, or any of its organs or tissues.(Physiol.)