overexcitement

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noun

The condition of being excessively excited.

OriginEnglish excitement ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoverexcitement (usually uncountable, plural overexcitements)

plural overexcitements

  1. uncountableusuallyThe condition of being excessively excited.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishexcitement
  8. Englishoverexcitement

From over- + excitement.

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APA

overexcitement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overexcitement

MLA

“overexcitement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overexcitement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overexcitement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overexcitement.

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