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excited vs. ground state

[ik-sahy-tid] / ɪkˈsaɪ tɪd /

adjective

  1. stirred emotionally; agitated.

    An excited crowd awaited the arrival of the famed rock group.

    Synonyms:
    impassioned, perturbed, stormy, ruffled
  2. stimulated to activity; brisk.

    an excited buying and selling of stocks.

    Synonyms:
    enthusiastic, active, eager

noun

Physics.
  1. the state of least energy of a particle, as an atom, or of a system of particles.