excitement; agitation; arousal
Refers to a state of heightened emotion, nervous excitement, or physiological arousal. Often used in contexts of tension or anticipation.
I couldn't suppress my excitement before the match.
You could feel the agitation in his voice.
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.
His arrogance earned him the resentment of those around him.
Standard kanji spelling for this noun form.
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely encountered.
Alternate kanji spelling; 昂 carries a nuance of rising or being elevated.
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.