Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral PowersSection I. Affections in General
Section IV. Possessive Relations
825. [Excess of Sensitiveness.] Excitability.
TREPIDATION, perturbation, ruffle, hurry, fuss, flurry, fluster, flutter; pother, stew [colloq.], ferment; whirl; buck fever [colloq.]; stage fright; hurry-scurry or hurry-skurry; thrill (feeling) [See Feeling]; state -, fever- of excitement; transport.
PASSION, excitement, flush, heat; fever, fever-heat; fire, flame, fume, blood boiling; tumult; effervescence, ebullition; boiling, – over; whiff, gust, storm, tempest; scene, breaking out, burst, fit, paroxysm, explosion, out-break, outburst; agony.
FURY; violence [See Violence]; fierceness &c. adj.; rage, furor, furore [It.], desperation, madness, distraction, raving, delirium; frenzy or phrensy, hysterics; intoxication; tearing -, raging- passion; towering rage; anger [See Resentment].
FIXED IDEA, l’idée fixe [F.], monomania; fascination, infatuation, fanaticism; Quixotism, Quixotry; tête montée [F.].
FUME, rage, foam; lose one’s temper [See Resentment]; break out, burst out, fly out; go -, fly- -off, – off at a tangent; explode; flare up, flame up, fire up, burst into a flame, take fire, fire, burn; stew [colloq.]; boil, – over; rave, rant, tear; go -, run- -wild, – mad; go into hysterics; run riot, run amuck; battre la campagne [F.], faire le diable à quatre [F.]; play the deuce [slang]; raise -Cain, – the mischief, – the devil [all slang].
FEVERISH, febrile, hysterical; delirious, mad.
UNQUIET, mercurial, electric, galvanic, hasty, hurried, restless, fidgety, fussy; chafing &c. v.
VEHEMENT, demonstrative, violent, wild, furious, fierce, fiery, hot-headed, madcap.
OVERZEALOUS, enthusiastic, impassioned, fanatical; rabid (eager) [See Desire].
RAMPANT, clamorous, uproarious, turbulent, tempestuous, tumultuary, boisterous.
IMPULSIVE, impetuous, passionate, uncontrolled, uncontrollable, ungovernable, irrepressible, stanchless or staunchless, inextinguishable, burning, simmering, volcanic, ready to burst forth.
excited, exciting [See Excitation].
- Noli me tangere.
- Filled with fury, rapt, inspir’d.—Collins
- Maggiore fretta minore atto.
- For joy he was as a song.—Dunsany
- On with the dance! let joy be unconfined.—Byron
- Whispering with white lips, “The foe! They come! They come!”—Byron
- Quiet to quick bosoms is a hell.—Byron
- All is not bold that titters.—Cynic’s Calendar