A state of agitation, anxiety, or emotional response that arises in reaction to or in opposition to another person's excitement or stimulation.
From counter- + excitement (from Old French exciter, meaning 'to rouse' or 'to incite'). A less common term describing emotional opposition or response.
When one person's wild enthusiasm creates counterexcitement in others—like jumping and screaming at a concert making someone anxious—it shows how emotions are contagious and can ripple through groups in unexpected ways.
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