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excitement vs titillation

titillation vs excitement

excitement and titillation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
excitement Yes No No No
titillation Yes No No No
As nouns, titillation is a hyponym of excitement; that is, titillation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than excitement:
  • excitement: the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
  • titillation: a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)
Other hyponyms of excitement include bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill, intoxication.
excitement (noun) titillation (noun)
something that agitates and arouses the act of tickling
disturbance usually in protest an agreeable arousal
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)
the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
Difference between excitement and titillation

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