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EXCITED definition: 1. feeling very happy and enthusiastic: 2. to not be especially good: 3. (of an atom, etc.) in a…. Learn more.
: having, showing, or characterized by a heightened state of energy, enthusiasm, eagerness, etc. : feeling or showing excitement. I noticed that John's manner was somewhat unusual. He seemed very excited and restless. Agatha Christie. The children were too excited to sleep.
Meaning more than just "wildly happy," excited describes all sorts of excessive emotions (and not always the good ones). If you're excited you might be agitated, nervous, anxious, or worked up about something.
If you are excited, you are very worried or angry about something, and so you are very alert and cannot relax. Excited voices were shouting that the road was blocked by soldiers. Larry rose excitedly to the edge of his seat, shook a fist at us and spat. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
to make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm: Nothing about my life excites me at present. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making people excited and interested. absorbed. animate. arouse someone's curiosity. be someone's bag idiom. bedazzle. breathe. intoxicate. intrigue. occupy. overexcite. overstimulate. stir.
stirred emotionally; agitated: An excited crowd awaited the arrival of the famed rock group. Synonyms: impassioned, perturbed, stormy, ruffled. stimulated to activity; brisk: an excited buying and selling of stocks. Synonyms: enthusiastic, active, eager.
feeling or showing happiness and enthusiasm. Staff got excited when they heard they were getting a bonus. excited about something I am really excited about the opportunity to work with her. excited about doing something The children were excited about opening their presents. excited at something I'm really excited at the prospect of working abroad.
excited meaning, definition, what is excited: happy, interested, or hopeful because so...: Learn more.
1. emotionally aroused, esp to pleasure or agitation. 2. characterized by excitement: an excited dance. 3. sexually aroused. 4. (General Physics) (of an atom, molecule, etc) occupying an energy level above the ground state. exˈcitedly adv. exˈcitedness n.
to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of: to excite a person to anger; actions that excited his father's wrath. to arouse or stir up (emotions or feelings): to excite jealousy or hatred. to cause; awaken: to excite interest or curiosity. to stir to action; provoke or stir up: to excite a dog by baiting him.
