What is the meaning of excitement?

noun

• The feeling of lively and cheerful joy.
  • usage: "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
  • synonyms: exhilaration
• The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up.
  • usage: "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
  • synonyms: excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour
• Something that agitates and arouses.
  • usage: "he looked forward to the excitements of the day"
  • synonyms: excitation
• Disturbance usually in protest.
  • synonyms: agitation, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo