Political agitation, civil unrest; (hence) an uprising or revolt. Obsolete.

An excited state of public feeling. Chiefly in plural. Now rare.

A personal obsession, compulsion, or obsessive need; excessive excitement or enthusiasm; a collective enthusiasm, usually short-lived, a ‘craze’…

A display of exaggerated or melodramatic behaviour; a public exhibition of emotion or strong feeling; a fuss. See also phrases 7.

A widespread reaction of interest and excitement; a state or display of strong emotion (e.g. admiration, surprise, or horror) among a large group of…

Social unrest. In later use chiefly with overtones of sense 3b.