thrill vs excitation
excitation vs thrillthrill and excitation both are nouns.
thrill is a verb but excitation is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thrill | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| excitation | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
excitation is a hypernym of
thrill; that is, excitation is a
word with a broader meaning than thrill:
- thrill: something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
- excitation: something that agitates and arouses
Other hypernyms of thrill include
excitement.
| thrill (noun) | excitation (noun) |
|---|---|
| something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation | something that agitates and arouses |
| the swift release of a store of affective force | the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland |
| an almost pleasurable sensation of fright | the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up |
| thrill (verb) | excitation (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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