excitement

(n) the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
- he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed
exhilaration,
(n) the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
- his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
- he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
excitation, fervour, fervor, inflammation,
(n) something that agitates and arouses
- he looked forward to the excitements of the day
excitation,
(n) disturbance usually in protest hullabaloo, turmoil, agitation, upheaval,

exhilaration excitation fervour fervor inflammation hullabaloo turmoil agitation upheaval