excitement

Noun

• disturbance usually in protest

• something that agitates and arouses
  • he looked forward to the excitements of the day
    

• the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
  • his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
    
  • he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
    

• the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
  • he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  agitation , turmoil , upheaval , hullabaloo , excitation , inflammation , fervor , fervour , exhilaration