EXCITEMENT Copy link • EXCITEMENTAct of exciting, instigatio: irritatio: incitatio: concitatio: impulsus: stimulatio: instinctus (all of the action): hortatio: cohortatio: adhortatio (exhortation). Thing that excites, hortamen: hortamentum: incitamentum: stimulus: concitamentum (Sen., De Ir., 3, 9). State of excitement, animi concitatio, impetus or (stronger) perturbatio: motus animi turbatus or perturbatus: animi motus, commotio or permotio. A temporary excitement, temporarius animi motus (Vid: Quint., 5, 10, 28): a vehement excitement, acerrimus animi motus: vehemens animi impetus: to speak in a state of excitement, concitate dicere (Quint.). ☞ Concitatio is also used of political excitement.