# excited

Pronunciation: say "ik-SY-tid" /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Feeling intense enthusiasm and eagerness, and full of lively energy.
   - Simple: Feeling very happy and full of energy because something good is happening or coming.
   - _Investors were excited by the company's strong earnings report._
   - _An excited crowd gathered outside the theater hours before the doors opened._
2. Agitated or unsettled by a strong emotion such as alarm or anger, to the point of being unable to keep calm.
   - Simple: Upset or nervous because of a strong feeling like fear or anger, so you cannot stay calm.
   - _Witnesses said the driver was excited and shouting when the officers arrived._
   - _There's no need to get excited; we can sort out the billing mistake in the morning._
4. Sexually aroused, especially (of a man) having an erection.
   - Simple: Feeling sexual desire, or showing it in the body.
   - _By the time they reached the bedroom, he was so excited that he fumbled with the buttons on her blouse._
   - _She grew excited just from reading the novel's steamier chapters._
5. Being in a state of higher energy than the lowest, or ground, state.
   - Simple: Having more energy than its lowest, normal state, like an atom that has taken in light or heat.
   - _An excited atom emits a photon as it falls back to its ground state._
   - _Ultraviolet light can leave certain molecules excited for a tiny fraction of a second._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of excite. — simple past and past participle of excite
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of excite.
   - _The discovery of water on the moon excited scientists around the world._
   - _Talk of a championship run has excited fans across the city._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "excite" with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/excited (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).