"counterexcitement" meaning in All languages combined

See counterexcitement on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-counterexcitement-en-noun-OQm-77CT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter-

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