EXCITEMENT

n. 1 restlessness, disquiet, disquietude, tension, agitation, unrest, malaise, discomfort, jumpiness, nervousness, freneticness, excitation He had to give the patient an injection to quell her excitement 2 perturbation, upset, action, ado, activity, ferment, furore or US furor, turmoil, tumult, to-do, stir, commotion, hubbub, brouhaha, fuss, hurly-burly, Colloq fireworks The robbery caused a lot of excitement at the bank 3 animation, eagerness, enthusiasm, exhilaration, ebullience She could hardly contain her excitement at winning the lottery