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1
something that arouses a strong response from another
- there were few excitements of any kind on our very uneventful trip back home
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2
urgent desire or interest
- in our excitement to get going, we forgot to make sure that all of the lights in the house had been turned off
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“Excitement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitement. Accessed 2 Jul. 2022.
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