Arousal

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of arousing or awakening; the state of being aroused or awakened.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
  • noun. Sexual arousal.
  • noun. 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.
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  • noun. awakening from sleep
  • noun. mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
  • noun. the act of arousing
  • noun. a state of heightened physiological activity
    • Word Usage
    "Sessions involve watching pornographic movies featuring a young boy masturbating while the offender's sexual arousal is measured and punishment administered."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    wakefulness  
    Rhyme
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    menopausal  spousal  
    Same Context
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    abnormal  antisocial  cognitive  developmental  digestive  
    Synonym
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    a high  aggravation  agitation  animation  arousing  
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