Cannot start nuxt: Unexpected token ':'

Cannot start nuxt:  Unexpected token ':'                                                                        4:44:34 PM

  at ModuleLoader.moduleStrategy (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:118:18)
  at callTranslator (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:273:14)
  at ModuleLoader.moduleProvider (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:278:30)

// https://nuxt.com/docs/api/configuration/nuxt-config
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  devtools: { enabled: true },
  modules: ["@nuxt/ui", "@vueuse/nuxt"],
  build: {
    transpile: ["@syncfusion"],
  },
  vite: {
    optimizeDeps: {
      exclude: ["@syncfusion/ej2-vue-charts"],
    },
  },
});