Excited has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
past participle of excite
"The crowd was excited by the news of the upcoming concert."
Adjective
1
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
"he would become emotional over nothing at all"
"she was worked up about all the noise"
2
in an aroused state
"The crowd became excited when the drummers began their rhythmic performance."
3
marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
"a crowd of delirious baseball fans"
"something frantic in their gaiety"
"a mad whirl of pleasure"
4
(of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive
"When the enzyme binds to the substrate, it becomes excited and catalyzes the reaction much faster than usual."
5
Having great enthusiasm.
"The children were excited about the upcoming school trip to the zoo."
Example Sentences
"he would become emotional over nothing at all"
adjective
"she was worked up about all the noise"
adjective
"a crowd of delirious baseball fans"
adjective
"something frantic in their gaiety"
adjective
"a mad whirl of pleasure"
adjective
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Origin
The word entered English as a past participle formed by adding "-ed" to the verb excite. It originally described something that had been stirred up or set into motion before coming to mean someone who is in a state of high energy or agitation.