noun
excitement; agitation; arousal
Refers to a state of heightened emotion, nervous excitement, or physiological arousal. Often used in contexts of tension or anticipation.
試合前の高ぶりを抑えられなかった。
I couldn't suppress my excitement before the match.
彼の声には高ぶりが感じられた。
You could feel the agitation in his voice.
noun
Describes an inflated sense of self-importance or arrogant attitude. Less common than the excitement sense; often appears in literary or formal descriptions of character.
彼の高ぶりは周囲の反感を買った。
His arrogance earned him the resentment of those around him.
Derived from the verb 高ぶる (たかぶる, 'to be excited' or 'to be arrogant'), which itself comes from 高 (たか, 'high') + ぶる (suffix meaning 'to act like'). The noun form 高ぶり nominalizes the verb stem.