🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

eccitazione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: et.tʃi.taˈtzyo.ne

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Excitement/ɪkˈsaɪt.mənt/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #850 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"C'era molta eccitazione tra i tifosi."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A feeling of eager enthusiasm and restless energy.

    "The children could hardly contain their excitement on Christmas morning."
  2. 2

    Something that stirs up feelings or causes a lively reaction.

    "The unexpected news added a touch of excitement to their routine day."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'excite', originating from Latin 'excitare' (to rouse, call forth), combining 'ex-' (out) and 'cire' (to rouse). The noun suffix '-ment' was added in Middle English/Early Modern English to denote a state or condition of being excited.

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