arousal
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arousal
- /əˈɹaʊzəl/
Rhymes with -aʊzəl
noun arousals
- The act of arousing or the state of being aroused. bodily arousal
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Sexual arousal.
Some people get arousal from the depiction of feet.
Similar: horniness
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A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli, including elevated heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of sensory alertness, mobility and readiness to respond.
2003, Jinhee Choi, "Fits and Startles: Cognitivism Revisited," The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, vol. 61, no. 2 (Spring), p. 152,
Subjects report the physiological arousals induced by adrenaline and placebo differently.
Similar: alertness
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Arousal from sleep or hibernation.
the mechanism for arousal from sleep
Similar: wakefulness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: foreplay, rousing, stimulation, excited, excitement, thrill, excitation, drive, buzz, alarm, awareness, awakening, waking, kindling, rush, activation
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noun the act of arousing or the state of being aroused
| Español | excitación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 覚醒 kakusei, 喚起 kanki |
| 中文 | 覺醒 /觉醒 juéxǐng, jiàoxǐng, 喚起 /唤起 huànqǐ |
| Português | excitação |
| Français | éveil |
| Deutsch | Erregung, Erregtsein, Erregtheit |
| Italiano | arrapamento, eccitazione, foia |
| Русский | пробужде́ние probuždénije, бо́дрствование bódrstvovanije |
noun sexual arousal
| Español | excitación, excitación sexual |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 興奮 kōfun |
| 中文 | 激發 /激发 jīfā, 興奮 /兴奋 xīngfèn |
| Português | excitação, tesão |
| Français | excitation |
| Deutsch | Erregung |
| Русский | возбужде́ние vozbuždénije |
noun arousal from sleep or hibernation
| Português | despertar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Aufweckung, Aufwachen, Erwachen, Wachwerden |
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title = {arousal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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