Excitability (Excess of sensitiveness)
Nouns
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excitability, impetuosity, vehemence
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boisterousness etc. adj.
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turbulence
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impatience, intolerance, nonendurance
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irritability etc. (irascibility) Irascibility
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itching etc. (desire) Desire
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wincing
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disquiet, disquietude
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restlessness
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fidgets, fidgetiness
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agitation etc. (irregular motion) [Irregular motion] Agitation. trepidation, perturbation, ruffle, hurry, fuss, flurry
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fluster, flutter
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pother, stew, ferment
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whirl
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buck fever
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hurry-skurry, thrill etc. (feeling) Feeling
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state of excitement, fever of excitement
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transport. passion, excitement, flush, heat
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fever, heat
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fire, flame, fume, blood boiling
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tumult
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effervescence, ebullition
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boiling over
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whiff, gust, story, tempest
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scene, breaking out, burst, fit, paroxysm, explosion
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outbreak, outburst
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agony. violence etc. Violence
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fierceness etc. adj.
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rage, fury, furor, furore, desperation, madness, distraction, raving, delirium
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phrensy, frenzy, hysterics
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intoxication
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tearing passion, raging passion
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anger etc. Resentment. fascination, infatuation, fanaticism
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Quixotism, Quixotry
Verbs
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be impatient etc. adj.
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not be able to bear etc. [Absence of excitability, or of excitement.] Inexcitability
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bear ill, wince, chafe, champ a bit
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be in a stew etc. n.
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be out of all patience, fidget, fuss, not have a wink of sleep
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toss on one's pillow. lose one's temper etc. Resentment
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break out, burst out, fly out
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go off, fly off, fly off at a tangent, fly off the handle, lose one's cool [Coll.]
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explode, flare up, flame up, fire up, burst into a flame, take fire, fire, burn
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boil, boil over
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foam, fume, rage, rave, rant, tear
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go wild, run wild, run mad, go into hysterics
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run riot, run amuck
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play the deuce.
Adjectives
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excitable, easily excited, in an excitable state
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high-strung
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irritable etc. (irascible) Irascibility
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impatient, intolerant. feverish, febrile, hysterical
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delirious, mad, moody, maggoty-headed. unquiet, mercurial, electric, galvanic, hasty, hurried, restless, fidgety, fussy
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chafing etc. v.. startlish, mettlesome, high-mettled, skittish. vehement, demonstrative, violent, wild, furious, fierce, fiery, hot-headed, madcap. overzealous, enthusiastic, impassioned, fanatical
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rabid etc. (eager) Desire. rampant, clamorous, uproarious, turbulent, tempestuous, tumultuary, boisterous. impulsive, impetuous, passionate
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uncontrolled, uncontrollable
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ungovernable, irrepressible, stanchless, inextinguishable, burning, simmering, volcanic, ready to burst forth, volatile. excited, exciting etc. Excitation.
Phrases
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filled with fury, rapt, inspir'd" [Collins]