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Adrenaline vs Excitement - What's the difference?

adrenaline | excitement |

As nouns the difference between adrenaline and excitement

is that adrenaline is an alternative name for epinephrine; the hormone and neurotransmitter while excitement is the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).

adrenaline

English

(wikipedia adrenaline)

Alternative forms

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Noun

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  • (hormone) An alternative name for epinephrine; the hormone and neurotransmitter.

    • Derived terms

    * adrenaline junkie * adrenaline rush

    excitement

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
  • * E.A. Poe, '' The unparalelled adventure of one Hans Pfaal':
    • By late accounts from Rotterdam, that city seems to be in a high state of philosophical excitement .
  • (countable) something that excites.