Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Excessive excitation.
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- noun Excessive, or more than normal,
excitation .
Etymologies
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super- + excitation
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Examples
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A profound stimulation is felt through the entire apparatus; the uterus, Fallopian tubes, and ovaries enter into a state of orgasm, a storm which is not appeased by the natural crisis; a nervous superexcitation persists.
Plain facts for old and young : embracing the natural history and hygiene of organic life. 1877
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"In Germany this sense of national pride, of intolerance of others, even of contempt for others, has been developed until it amounts to superexcitation.
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