单词 | surexcitation |
释义 | surexcitationn. Now somewhat rare. Originally: the state of an organ of the body being excessively stimulated or overactive. Later usually: excessive intellectual, emotional, or sexual excitement. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > [noun] > excessive excitement over-excitement1822 surexcitation1826 erethism1859 1826 Philadelphia Jrnl. Med. & Physical Sci. 13 83 Nothing is more common, than to mistake irritability of an organ, that is, its state of sur-excitation, for debility. 1873 J. Morley Rousseau I. vii. 279 The product of intellectual sur-excitation. 1880 Earl of Dufferin in Times (1881) 4 Jan. 4/5 Had the Government been supported by a united public opinion in Great Britain, the present surexcitation in Ireland could never have been generated. 1896 Appletons' Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 779 A surexcitation of the kidneys. 1997 Phoenix 51 267 An obsessive sexual surexcitation, which can lead to exhaustion and death. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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