{
    "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
}