Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Excited, exhilarated, stimulated: A state of heightened emotional or psychological arousal, often characterized by increased energy, enthusiasm, and positive feelings. It describes a condition where mental functions are sensitive and activity is intensified.
   • Physiologically aroused: In scientific contexts, it refers to a state of increased neural or physiological activity, such as the excitation of nerves.

2. Verb (less common):

   • To excite, to stimulate: To cause someone or something to enter a state of excitement or heightened activity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Sau chiến thắng, các cầu thủ rất hưng phấn. (After the victory, the players were very excited.)
  • Âm nhạc sôi động khiến đám đông hưng phấn. (The lively music made the crowd exhilarated.)
  • Dây thần kinh hưng phấn vận động. (The excitomotor nerve is stimulated.)

• Verb:

  • Bài phát biểu đó đã hưng phấn tinh thần toàn đội. (That speech excited the team's morale.)

Advanced Usage

• In psychology and physiology, hưng phấn is a technical term contrasting with ức chế (inhibition), describing the excitation phase of neural activity.
  • Sự cân bằng giữa hưng phấn và ức chế. (The balance between excitation and inhibition.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự hưng phấn (n): The excitement, the state of being excited.

  • Sự hưng phấn trong không khí là rất rõ ràng. (The excitement in the air was very clear.)

• Kích thích (v/n): To stimulate / stimulation. This is a more general synonym for causing excitement or arousal.

  • Caffeine có tác dụng kích thích. (Caffeine has a stimulating effect.)

Synonyms

• Excited: Feeling very enthusiastic and eager.
• Exhilarated: Very happy, animated, or elated.
• Stimulated: Roused to activity or increased energy.
• Aroused (in technical contexts): In a state of physiological or neural activation.

Related Idioms

• Lên đỉnh hưng phấn: To reach a peak of excitement or climax.
  • Buổi hòa nhạc đưa khán giả lên đỉnh hưng phấn. (The concert brought the audience to a peak of excitement.)

verb

1. to excite