825. Excitability. Mawson, C.O. Sylvester. 1922. Roget’s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers

Section I. Affections in General

Section IV. Possessive Relations

825. [Excess of Sensitiveness.] Excitability.


NOUN:	EXCITABILITY, impetuosity, vehemence; boisterousness &c. adj.; turbulence; impatience, intolerance, non-endurance; irritability (irascibility) [See Irascibility]; itching (desire) [See Desire]; wincing; disquiet, disquietude; restlessness; fidgets, fidgetiness; agitation &c. (irregular motion) [See Agitation]. TREPIDATION, perturbation, ruffle, hurry, fuss, flurry, fluster, flutter; pother, stew [colloq.], ferment; whirl; buck fever [colloq.]; stage fright; hurry-scurry or hurry-skurry; thrill (feeling) [See Feeling]; state -, fever- of excitement; transport. PASSION, excitement, flush, heat; fever, fever-heat; fire, flame, fume, blood boiling; tumult; effervescence, ebullition; boiling, - over; whiff, gust, storm, tempest; scene, breaking out, burst, fit, paroxysm, explosion, out-break, outburst; agony. FURY; violence [See Violence]; fierceness &c. adj.; rage, furor, furore [It.], desperation, madness, distraction, raving, delirium; frenzy or phrensy, hysterics; intoxication; tearing -, raging- passion; towering rage; anger [See Resentment]. FIXED IDEA, l’idée fixe [F.], monomania; fascination, infatuation, fanaticism; Quixotism, Quixotry; tête montée [F.].

VERB:	BE IMPATIENT &c. adj.; not be able to bear [See Inexcitability]; bear ill, wince, chafe, champ the bit; be in a stew [colloq.] &c. n.; be out of all patience, fidget, fuss, not have a wink of sleep; toss, - on one’s pillow. FUME, rage, foam; lose one’s temper [See Resentment]; break out, burst out, fly out; go -, fly- -off, - off at a tangent; explode; flare up, flame up, fire up, burst into a flame, take fire, fire, burn; stew [colloq.]; boil, - over; rave, rant, tear; go -, run- -wild, - mad; go into hysterics; run riot, run amuck; battre la campagne [F.], faire le diable à quatre [F.]; play the deuce [slang]; raise -Cain, - the mischief, - the devil [all slang].

ADJECTIVE:	EXCITABLE, easily excited, in an excitable state; startlish, mettlesome, high-mettled, skittish; high-strung; irritable (irascible) [See Irascibility]; impatient, intolerant; moody, maggoty-headed. FEVERISH, febrile, hysterical; delirious, mad. UNQUIET, mercurial, electric, galvanic, hasty, hurried, restless, fidgety, fussy; chafing &c. v. VEHEMENT, demonstrative, violent, wild, furious, fierce, fiery, hot-headed, madcap. OVERZEALOUS, enthusiastic, impassioned, fanatical; rabid (eager) [See Desire]. RAMPANT, clamorous, uproarious, turbulent, tempestuous, tumultuary, boisterous. IMPULSIVE, impetuous, passionate, uncontrolled, uncontrollable, ungovernable, irrepressible, stanchless or staunchless, inextinguishable, burning, simmering, volcanic, ready to burst forth. excited, exciting [See Excitation].

ADVERB:	in confusion, pell-mell; in trepidation &c. n.

INTERJECTION:	pish! pshaw! horrors!

QUOTATIONS:	Noli me tangere. Filled with fury, rapt, inspir’d.—Collins Maggiore fretta minore atto. For joy he was as a song.—Dunsany On with the dance! let joy be unconfined.—Byron Whispering with white lips, “The foe! They come! They come!”—Byron Quiet to quick bosoms is a hell.—Byron All is not bold that titters.—Cynic’s Calendar

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