"counterexcitement" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From counter- + excitement. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|counter|excitement}} counter- + excitement Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} counterexcitement (uncountable)
  1. A state of excitation in response or opposition to another such state. Tags: uncountable
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