About The Word Arousal

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Arousal

Arousal Meaning & Definition
Arousal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Arousal?

[n] the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
[n] mutual sexual stimulation prior to sexual intercourse
[n] awakening from sleep
[n] a state of heightened physiological activity

Synonyms | Synonyms for Arousal: foreplay | rousing

Related Terms | Find terms related to Arousal: a high | aggravation | agitation | animation | arousing | awakening | bringing out | calling forth | drawing out | eduction | electrification | emotion | evocation | exacerbation | exasperation | excitation | excitedness | excitement | exhilaration | firing | fomentation | galvanization | incitation | incitement | inflammation | infuriation | instigation | irritation | lathering up | manic state | pep rally | pep talk | perturbation | provocation | rabble-rousing | reveille | rousing | rude awakening | steaming up | stimulation | stimulus | stirring | stirring up | stirring-up | whipping up | working up

See Also | alerting | alertness | awakening | caressing | change of state | cuddling | desire | emotional arousal | excitation | excitation | excitement | feel | fondling | hugging | incitation | incitement | inflaming | inflammation | innervation | inspiration | irritation | kissing | necking | petting | physiological condition | physiological state | sex | sex activity | sexual activity | sexual arousal | sexual practice | smooching | snuggling | stimulation | stirring | titillation | wakefulness | wakening | waking up

Arousal In Webster's Dictionary

\A*rous"al\, n. The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused. Whatever has associated itself with the arousal and activity of our better nature. --Hare.

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