titillation vs excitement

titillation and excitement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
titillation	Yes	No	No	No
excitement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, excitement is a hypernym of titillation; that is, excitement is a word with a broader meaning than titillation:

Other hypernyms of titillation include exhilaration.

titillation (noun)	excitement (noun)
the act of tickling	something that agitates and arouses
an agreeable arousal	disturbance usually in protest
a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)	the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
	the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up