overexcitement

Too much fervor

Overexcitement is excitement that has grown excessive or unmanageable.

A child may reach overexcitement at a birthday party and need to calm down.

The word often implies that the intensity has become counterproductive: In his overexcitement, he forgot to save the document before closing it.

emotional

euphoria

Intense emotional high

ecstasy · hysteria · mania · frenzy · delirium · rapture · intoxication · overjoy · thrill · rush

behavioral

fidgeting

Restless minor movements

bounciness · rambunctiousness · chattering · interrupting · pacing · jumpiness · squealing · outbursts · gushing · racing thoughts

anticipatory

eagerness

Intense willingness to act

buildup · can't wait · keyed up · on edge · worked up · wound up · amped up · psyched · stoked · pumped

physiological

adrenaline

Emergency response hormone

sweating · shakiness · butterflies · racing heart · flushing · dizziness · breathlessness · lightheadedness · tingling · restlessness

negative

overstimulation

Excessive sensory input

disappointment · anticlimax · nervous breakdown · tantrum · crying · irritability · sensory overload · burnout · emotional dysregulation · agitation

Opposites
emotional arousal level

overexcitementcalmness

Peaceful mental state

tranquility · serenity · composure · placidity · lethargy

emotional valence and engagement

overexcitementapathy

Absence of feeling

boredom · indifference · depression · gloom · ennui

behavioral composure

overexcitementcomposure

Emotional self-control

self-control · restraint · poise · equanimity · seriousness

Family

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