arousal

Meaning

1. The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
2. Sexual arousal.
3. 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.
4. Arousal from sleep or hibernation.

Synonyms

stimulation

excitement

awakening

excitation

rousing

foreplay

lust

prod

provocation

provocativeness

rising

stir

stirring

stirring up

turn-on

uprising

wakening

agitation

waking up

craving

evocation

incitation

incitement

insurrection

Translations

Erregung

eccitazione

excitación

excitação

Aufregung

estimulação

despertar

excitation

éveil

stimulation

إِثارة

Erregtheit

estimulació

Erweckung

εξέγερση

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈɹaʊzəl/

Etymology

From arouse + -al.