excitation vs thrill
thrill vs excitationexcitation and thrill both are nouns.
excitation is not a verb while thrill is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| excitation | Yes | No | No | No |
| thrill | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
thrill is a hyponym of
excitation; that is, thrill is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
excitation:
- excitation: something that agitates and arouses
- thrill: something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
Other hyponyms of excitation include
chiller, hair-raiser.
| excitation (noun) | thrill (noun) |
|---|---|
| something that agitates and arouses | something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation |
| the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland | the swift release of a store of affective force |
| the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up | an almost pleasurable sensation of fright |
| excitation (verb) | thrill (verb) |
|---|---|
| fill with sublime emotion | |
| feel sudden intense sensation or emotion | |
| tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement | |
| cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input |
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