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#161730 08/21/06 08:03 PM
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I seem to always need a word for 'nervous excitement' Apprehension could work, but that's too negative. Any ideas?

#161731 08/21/06 08:34 PM
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anticipation?


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#161732 08/21/06 08:43 PM
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some grabs from the Visual Thesaurus:

adjectives:
aflutter
agitated
all shook up
effervescent

nouns:
exhilaration
fermentation
fervour
inflammation
restlessness
turmoil

#161733 08/21/06 11:00 PM
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'anticipation' was the word that came to me, too.

#161734 08/22/06 03:59 AM
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I've thought about anticipation, but it means waiting. The feeling that I am trying to express isn't so much waiting for something. Kind of looking forward to something, but not by waiting...

#161735 08/22/06 10:04 AM
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Wull... Anticipating is a little more active than just waiting and it can involve some prep work, not quite as much as being proactive, but.

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I think the phrase eager anticipation covers the feeling better than the unadorned version.


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