mad with excitement

5.3

Very excited and unable to stay calm

idiom

: locos de emoción

He was mad with excitement as he waited for the concert to start.

Examples

The children were mad with excitement when they saw the presents under the tree.
At home, the English were mad with excitement over their obelisk.

Academic text (2002)
We were mad with excitement after winning the game.

Synonyms

crazy

vsmad with excitement

Informal

∞ 3.5

Very enthusiastic or excited, often in a way that seems unreasonable

is very strong enthusiasm that often leads to losing self control

excited

vsmad with excitement

∞ 1.0

Feeling very happy and eager about something

is the extreme form that often causes loss of self control

thrilled

vsmad with excitement

171 2.3

Feeling very excited and happy

is the same feeling but taken to a more uncontrolled extreme

mad

vsmad with excitement

138 1.3

Very excited and unable to stay calm

is intense enthusiasm that can push someone beyond self control

wild

vsmad with excitement

103 4.4

Very enthusiastic about someone or something

is extreme excitement that more often causes loss of control

ecstatic

vsmad with excitement

69 4.5

Feeling very happy and excited

is similar but often more uncontrolled and likely to lose restraint

hyper

vsmad with excitement

37 4.2

Feeling very energetic and unable to sit still

is extreme excitement that tends to remove normal restraint

giddy

vsmad with excitement

28 3.0

Very happy and excited to the point of feeling dizzy

is more intense and likely to cause real loss of self control

frenzied

vsmad with excitement

21 6.5

Showing very strong excitement and uncontrolled actions

is extreme enthusiasm that often removes normal self control

delirious

vsmad with excitement

10 6.7

Very excited and unable to control strong feelings

is extreme excitement often leading to loss of self control

fevered

vsmad with excitement

7 5.3

Excited and hurried because of strong feelings

is extreme enthusiasm that can push someone into uncontrolled states

overexcited

vsmad with excitement

6 4.3

Too active and noisy because of strong feelings

is extreme enthusiasm that typically goes beyond reasonable self control

totally excited

vsmad with excitement

Informal

2 1.6

Very happy and eager about something

is more extreme and tends to push someone beyond calm restraint

crazed

vsmad with excitement

1 5.0

Acting in a wild and uncontrolled way

is intense excitement that commonly causes loss of self restraint

stoked

vsmad with excitement

Slang

1 7.9

Feeling very excited about something good or fun

is more extreme and likely to remove normal self restraint

overexuberant

vsmad with excitement

1 7.5

Being very lively or excited in a way that feels too much

is extreme enthusiasm that specifically threatens losing self control

like a kid on a rollercoaster

vsmad with excitement

Informal

8.3

Very excited and happy in an obvious way

is stronger and more likely to push someone past self control

buzzed with excitement

vsmad with excitement

4.7

Full of lively energy because people feel excited

is more extreme, often spilling over into loss of control

ginormously excited

vsmad with excitement

Informal

7.2

Feeling very happy and eager about something that will happen

is higher intensity and more likely to overwhelm self control

totes excited

vsmad with excitement

Slang

9.9

Feeling very happy and eager about something

is more intense and can lead to losing self control

Antonyms

unexcited

1 3.7

Calm and not showing strong feeling

How Excited

mad with excitement

5.3

ecstatic

69 4.5

enthusiastic

175 2.7

excited

∞ 1.0

interested

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

mad with excitement positive

Morphology

mad + with + excitement

The phrase is compositional: 'mad' denotes an intense state and 'with excitement' specifies the cause, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer 'extremely excited' without prior exposure. The construction follows a common adjective + with + noun pattern and is cross-linguistically transparent, making the meaning predictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Mad with excitement shows someone so full of excitement they seem mad, shouting, jumping and not in control. So, it means 'extremely enthusiastic' or 'thrilled'.