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{
"term": "excitement",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the state of feeling or showing happiness and enthusiasm",
"sensetop": "excitement about somethingexcitement about doing somethingexcitement at somethingexcitement at doing somethingexcitement of doing somethingexcitement of somethingwith excitementin excitementin somebody's excitement",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The news caused great excitement among her friends."
},
{
"text": "The sport needs new stars to **generate excitement**."
},
{
"text": "to feel a surge/thrill/shiver of excitement"
},
{
"text": "There's a genuine sense of excitement because there is a British player in the final."
},
{
"text": "He did not share their excitement about the project.",
"contextForm": "excitement about something"
},
{
"text": "I could hardly contain my excitement about going with Brandon.",
"contextForm": "excitement about doing something"
},
{
"text": "She told of her excitement at the prospect of a new career as a pilot.",
"contextForm": "excitement at something"
},
{
"text": "He was unable to control his excitement at hearing this.",
"contextForm": "excitement at doing something"
},
{
"text": "I can remember the excitement of winning that game.",
"contextForm": "excitement of doing something"
},
{
"text": "The app enables users to experience the excitement of space exploration.",
"contextForm": "excitement of something"
},
{
"text": "You'll jump up from your seat with excitement.",
"contextForm": "with excitement"
},
{
"text": "The dog leapt and wagged its tail in excitement.",
"contextForm": "in excitement"
},
{
"text": "In her excitement she dropped her glass.",
"contextForm": "in somebody's excitement"
},
{
"text": "Excitement was bubbling up inside her."
},
{
"text": "There was a note of excitement in his voice."
},
{
"text": "For sheer excitement, white-water rafting is hard to beat."
},
{
"text": "I step lightly, with childlike excitement."
},
{
"text": "My visits always brought great excitement to my family."
},
{
"text": "She clapped her hands in excitement."
},
{
"text": "He could feel the excitement coursing through his veins."
},
{
"text": "A shiver of excitement ran through her."
},
{
"text": "He felt a surge of excitement when he heard the song."
},
{
"text": "She was almost sick with excitement and apprehension."
},
{
"text": "The element of risk just adds excitement."
},
{
"text": "The tension and excitement built up gradually all day."
},
{
"text": "There was an air of excitement about the place."
},
{
"text": "He was flushed with excitement at the thought."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["considerable", "extreme", "great"],
"… of excitement": ["buzz", "flurry", "flush"],
"verb + excitement": [
"be bubbling with",
"be filled with",
"be flushed with"
],
"excitement + verb": ["build up", "grow", "mount"],
"preposition": ["in excitement", "with excitement", "excitement among"],
"phrases": [
"an air of excitement",
"a feeling of excitement",
"a sense of excitement"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "something that you find exciting",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The new job was not without its excitements."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the state of feeling sexual desire",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/",
"audio": "ex/excitement/excitement__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/",
"audio": "ex/excitement/excitement__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}