Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being overexcited; excess of excitement.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Excess of excitement; the state of being overexcited.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The condition of being excessively
excited
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Examples
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referring to the overexcitement an abundance of game or gamefish produces in a sportsman.
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referring to the overexcitement an abundance of game or gamefish produces in a sportsman.
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For Count Ville-Handry, acting under a kind of overexcitement, had that day lost all self-control, and forgot himself so far as to treat his daughter as no gentleman would have treated his child while in his senses, and that in the presence of his servants!
The Clique of Gold ��mile Gaboriau 1852
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"I got a migraine from overexcitement," says Chambers.
Behind the music: What's the secret to writing a hit? Helienne Lindvall 2010
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For all its occasional overexcitement, the book remains the most intimate account of the human dramas that unfolded northwest of Hawaii in June 1942.
The Beginning of the End James D. Hornfischer 2011
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Maybe it was the overexcitement of the new intake of MPs.
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I clenched my fists in impotent rage, I dug my fingernails into the velvet of the barrier in front of me and in a state of passion and overexcitement whispered proud words to my heroine.
Archive 2010-08-01 David McDuff 2010
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I clenched my fists in impotent rage, I dug my fingernails into the velvet of the barrier in front of me and in a state of passion and overexcitement whispered proud words to my heroine.
Chitambo - 3 David McDuff 2010
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So how does a parent know if a child's daydreaming, overexcitement, or trouble finishing homework is normal or a warning sign of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
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Maybe it was the overexcitement of the new intake of MPs.
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