Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
/ˌɛksaɪˈteɪʃən/
Play
/ˌɛksɪˈteɪʃən/
Play
Southern-England:
Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Play
rhymes with -eɪʃən
Play
CMU ARPABET:
EH2 K S AY0 T EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
Play
The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A transition of a nucleus, atom or molecule to an excited state by the absorption of a quantum of energy; the opposite of relaxation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
something that agitates and arouses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he looked forward to the excitements of the day
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: excitement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arousal, rousing
Narrower terms: hair-raiser, chiller, thrill
the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: innervation, irritation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arousal
the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: excitement, inflammation, fervor, fervour
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: emotional arousal
Narrower terms: fever pitch, sensation
From Middle English excitacion, excitacioun, from Old French excitation, from Latin excitātiō. Morphologically excite + -ation.
Across languages
Translations 45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bengali :
উত্তেজনা
(uttejona)
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Bulgarian :
възбуждане
(vǎzbuždane)
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Catalan :
excitació
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Chinese Mandarin :
刺激
(cìjī)
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Chinese Mandarin :
激动
(jīdòng)
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Chinese Mandarin :
兴奋
(xīngfèn)
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Dutch :
prikkeling
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Dutch :
opwekking
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Dutch :
aansporing
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Dutch :
excitatie
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
French :
excitation
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Galician :
excitación
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Galician :
relouco
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Hebrew :
התרגשות
(hitragshut)
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Irish :
spreagadh
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Italian :
eccitazione
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Portuguese :
excitação
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Romanian :
excitare
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Russian :
стимуля́ция
(stimuljácija)
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Russian :
возбужде́ние
(vozbuždénije)
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Swedish :
stimulering
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Turkish :
tahrik
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Turkish :
uyarım
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Ukrainian :
збу́дження
(zbúdžennja)
— the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced
Bulgarian :
възбуда
(vǎzbuda)
— (physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
Chinese Mandarin :
兴奋
(xīngfèn)
— (physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
German :
Erregung
— (physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
Indonesian :
perangsangan
— (physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
Portuguese :
estímulo
— (physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
Russian :
возбужде́ние
(vozbuždénije)
— (physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
Turkish :
uyarılma
— (physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
Turkish :
uyartı
— (physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
Ukrainian :
збу́дження
(zbúdžennja)
— (physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
Bulgarian :
възбуждане
(vǎzbuždane)
— (physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy
Chinese Mandarin :
激发
(jīfā)
— (physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy
German :
Anregung
— (physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy
German :
Erregung
— (physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy
Indonesian :
teralan
— (physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy
Persian :
برانگیختگی
(barângixtegi)
— (physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy
Polish :
wzbudzenie
— (physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy
Portuguese :
excitação
— (physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy
Russian :
возбужде́ние
(vozbuždénije)
— (physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy
Turkish :
tahrik
— (physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy
Turkish :
uyartı
— (physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy
Ukrainian :
збу́дження
(zbúdžennja)
— (physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy
