2 ADJ If you are excited , you are very worried or angry about something, and so you are very alert and cannot relax. □ [+ about ] I don't think there's any reason to get excited about inflation. ● ex|cit|ed|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ Larry rose excitedly to the edge of his seat, shook a fist at us and spat.
ex|cite|ment / I ksa I tmənt/ (excitements ) N‑VAR You use excitement to refer to the state of being excited, or to something that excites you. □ Everyone is in a state of great excitement.
ex|cit|ing ◆◇◇ / I ksa I t I ŋ/ ADJ If something is exciting , it makes you feel very happy or enthusiastic. □ The race itself is very exciting. SYNONYMS exciting ADJ
gripping: Craig Thomas's gripping tale of espionage
thrilling: Our wildlife trips offer a thrilling encounter with wildlife in its natural state.
exhilarating: It was exhilarating to be on the road again and his spirits rose.
electrifying: He gave an electrifying performance.
ex|claim / I kskle I m/ (exclaims , exclaiming , exclaimed ) VERB Writers sometimes use exclaim to show that someone is speaking suddenly, loudly, or emphatically, often because they are excited, shocked, or angry. □ [V with quote] 'He went back to the lab,' Iris exclaimed impatiently. □ [V that] He exclaims that it must be a typing error.
ex|cla|ma|tion /e kskləme I ʃ ə n/ (exclamations ) N‑COUNT An exclamation is a sound, word, or sentence that is spoken suddenly, loudly, or emphatically and that expresses excitement, admiration, shock, or anger. □ Sue gave an exclamation as we got a clear sight of the house.
ex|cla|ma |tion mark (exclamation marks ) N‑COUNT An exclamation mark is the sign ! which is used in writing to show that a word, phrase, or sentence is an exclamation. [BRIT ] in AM, use exclamation point
ex|clude / I kskluː d/ (excludes , excluding , excluded )
1 VERB If you exclude someone from a place or activity, you prevent them from entering it or taking part in it. □ [V n + from ] The Academy excluded women from its classes. □ [V -ed] Many of the youngsters feel excluded. [Also V n]
2 VERB If you exclude something that has some connection with what you are doing, you deliberately do not use it or consider it. □ [V n + from ] They eat only plant foods, and exclude animal products from other areas of their lives. □ [V n] …plans to redraft and downgrade the role to exclude any involvement with the England team.
3 VERB To exclude a possibility means to decide or prove that it is wrong and not worth considering. □ [V n] I cannot entirely exclude the possibility that some form of pressure was applied to the neck.
4 VERB To exclude something such as the sun's rays or harmful germs means to prevent them physically from reaching or entering a particular place. □ [V n] This was intended to exclude the direct rays of the sun.
ex|clud|ing / I kskluː d I ŋ/ PREP You use excluding before mentioning a person or thing to show that you are not including them in your statement. □ Excluding water, half of the body's weight is protein.
ex|clu|sion / I kskluː ʒ ə n/ (exclusions )
1 N‑VAR The exclusion of something is the act of deliberately not using, allowing, or considering it. □ [+ of ] This paves the way for the exclusion of all but emergency care.
2 N‑UNCOUNT [usu with poss] Exclusion is the act of preventing someone from entering a place or taking part in an activity. □ [+ from ] …women's exclusion from political power.
3 PHRASE If you do one thing to the exclusion of something else, you only do the first thing and do not do the second thing at all. □ Diane had dedicated her life to caring for him to the exclusion of all else.
ex|clu|sion|ary / I kskluː ʒ ə nri/ ADJ Something that is exclusionary excludes a particular person or group of people. [FORMAL ] □ …exclusionary business practices.
ex|clu |sion zone (exclusion zones ) N‑COUNT An exclusion zone is an area where people are not allowed to go or where they are not allowed to do a particular thing, for example because it would be dangerous.
ex|clu|sive / I kskluː s I v/ (exclusives )
1 ADJ If you describe something as exclusive , you mean that it is limited to people who have a lot of money or who belong to a high social class, and is therefore not available to everyone. □ He is already a member of Britain's most exclusive club. □ The City was criticised for being too exclusive and uncompetitive. ● ex|clu|sive|ness N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …a rising middle class, which objected to the exclusiveness of the traditional elite. ● ex|clu|sivi|ty /e kskluːs I v I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT □ …a company with a reputation for exclusivity.
2 ADJ Something that is exclusive is used or owned by only one person or group, and not shared with anyone else. □ Our group will have exclusive use of a 60-foot boat. □ [+ to ] Many of their cheeses are exclusive to our stores in Britain.
3 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If a newspaper, magazine, or broadcasting organization describes one of its reports as exclusive , they mean that it is a special report which does not appear in any other publication or on any other channel. □ He told the magazine in an exclusive interview: 'All my problems stem from drink'. ● N‑COUNT An exclusive is an exclusive article or report. □ Some papers thought they had an exclusive.