excitability
[ik-sahy-tuh-bil-i-tee]
- the quality of being excitable.
- Physiology. irritability.
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Origin of excitability
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Related Words for excitability
miscue, lapse, recklessness, error, gaffe, misjudgment, tension, stress, impatience, agitation, sensitivity, disquiet, jitters, uneasiness, anger, turbulence, worry, nervousness, anxiety, insomniaExamples from the Web for excitability
Historical Examples of excitability
We have to reckon with the headiness and excitability of youth.
The American MindBliss Perry
The threshold of excitability changes under most various conditions.
PsychotherapyHugo Mnsterberg
But this excitability was soothed by the country, and in his own parish he was at his best.
Victorian WorthiesGeorge Henry Blore
His excitability was great: his self-control was not yet developed.
Victorian WorthiesGeorge Henry Blore
The excitability, irritation, and recklessness which had previously characterized them had disappeared.
ClarenceBret Harte