arousal en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈɹaʊzəl/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English a- Middle English rousen English rouse English arouse Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English arousal From arouse + -al.
Meanings
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The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
bodily arousal
to influence the arousal of brain and behavior
emotional arousal
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Sexual arousal.
Some people get arousal from the depiction of feet.
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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.
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Arousal from sleep or hibernation.
The animal undergoes regular spells of arousal.
the mechanism for arousal from sleep
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| arousals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
performance arousal · underarousal · hypoarousal · overarousal · rearousal · hyperarousal · persistent sexual arousal syndrome · autoarousal · nonarousal · persistent genital arousal disorder · microarousal · pervasive arousal withdrawal syndrome
Synonyms
alertness (state of being reactive to stimuli) · horniness (sexual arousal) · wakefulness (arousal from sleep)
Translations (41)
pt excitação (sexual arousal) · es excitación (sexual arousal) · tl pagka-libog (sexual arousal) · pl podniecenie (sexual arousal) · ja 興奮 (sexual arousal) · de Aufwachen (arousal from sleep or hibernation) · de Erregtheit (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · fi kiihottuminen (sexual arousal) · fr éveil (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · pl przebudzenie (arousal from sleep or hibernation) · cmn 激發 /激发 (sexual arousal) · pt tesão (sexual arousal) · fi kiihottuminen (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · pt excitação (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · it foia (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · cmn 興奮 /兴奋 (sexual arousal) · de Erregtsein (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · es excitación sexual (sexual arousal) · ru пробужде́ние (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · sh uzbuđenje (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · cmn 覺醒 /觉醒 (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · fr excitation (sexual arousal) · de Erregung (sexual arousal) · ru возбужде́ние (sexual arousal) · uk збудження (sexual arousal) · de Erwachen (arousal from sleep or hibernation) · pt despertar (arousal from sleep or hibernation) · pl pobudzenie (sexual arousal) · ja 喚起 (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · es excitación (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · it arrapamento (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · de Aufweckung (arousal from sleep or hibernation) · sh узбуђење (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · de Wachwerden (arousal from sleep or hibernation) · cmn 喚起 /唤起 (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · ru бо́дрствование (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · ja 覚醒 (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · fi herääminen (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · de Erregung (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · it eccitazione (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) · pt tesão (sexual arousal)