Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overexcited

/ˌoʊvɚɛksˈaɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: overex-cit-ed
IPA: /ˌoʊvɚɛksˈaɪtɪd/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively excited

verb

simple past and past participle of overexcite

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English excited English overexcited From over- + excited.

Inflected Forms

more overexcited (comparative) most overexcited (superlative)

Rhymes With

united reunited sighted short-sighted indicted ignited recited uninvited knighted incited unrequited blighted

Questions

How do you pronounce overexcited?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚɛksˈaɪtɪd/.
What does overexcited mean?: Excessively excited
Where does overexcited come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English excited English overexcited From over- + excited.

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