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excited

/ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
verb
  1. To stir the emotions of.

    "The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present."

  2. To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.

    "Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored."

  3. To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.

    "By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal."

Antonymscalm, relax
adjective
  1. Having great enthusiasm.

    "He was very excited about his promotion."

  2. Being in a state of higher energy.

    "The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state."

  3. Having an erection; erect.

Synonymsenthusiastic

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