2. (noun)excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
"his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
3. (noun)inflammation, inflaming arousal to violent emotion
4. (noun)ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation the act of setting something on fire