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Type Words
Synonyms rousing
Type of change of state
Has types inflammation, inflaming, incitement, waking up, incitation, titillation, inspiration, wakening, excitation, excitement, stimulation, awakening, stirring
Derivation arouse


the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions.
Type Words
Synonyms foreplay, stimulation
Type of sex activity, sex, sexual practice, sexual activity
Has types feel, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, caressing, smooching, snuggling, cuddling
Type Words
Type of physiological condition, physical condition, physiological state
Has types alerting, alertness, desire, emotional arousal, excitation, innervation, irritation, sexual arousal
Type Words
Type of wakefulness
Derivation arouse

Examples of arousal

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The timing of the assessment of self-reported sexual arousal also had an effect.
From the sciencedaily.com
This is usually the most prominent and reliable sign of sexual arousal in males.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Vaginal tenting, an increase in the length of the vagina, occurs during arousal.
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This form of power-play therefore brings pleasure, and for some, sexual arousal.
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Now it takes more arousal intensity to feel the same level of pleasure as before.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Furthermore, a person's sleep stage affected whether sound would lead to arousal.
From the psychcentral.com
Lab experiments have verified the presence of arousal in dissonance situations.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Eysenck proposed that extraversion was caused by variability in cortical arousal.
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Some people feel embarrassed by sexual arousal and some are sexually inhibited.
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Do you think there's a difference between men and women when it comes to arousal?
From the smh.com.au
And other drugs that stimulate arousal via the brain could soon become available.
From the newscientist.com
Pulling down on the sac surrounding them will extend arousal and delay orgasm.
From the people.co.uk
In her ample spare time, she indulges her growing fascination with sexual arousal.
From the philly.com
The priest can whip himself senseless trying to deny his arousal, but it's no use.
From the newsobserver.com
In other words, most female brains have what is called a bisexual arousal pattern.
From the ocregister.com
Titian opened up a natural world of landscape, portraiture and sexual arousal.
From the economist.com
It includes no nudity, but they French kiss and discuss Sam's feelings of arousal.
From the washingtonpost.com
I can't imagine maintaining arousal in such a state, but maybe that's just me?
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • The act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
  • A state of heightened physiological activity
  • Awakening from sleep
  • Foreplay: mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
  • Aroused to action; "the aroused opposition"
  • Stimulated: emotionally aroused
  • Arousal is a physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli. It involves the activation of the reticular activating system in the brain stem, the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system, leading to increased heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of ...
  • The Arousal was Pakistan's first ever anarchist newsletter founded and published by a group of ex-Socialist and ex-Marxist student activists in 1988.
  • (Aroused) Sexual arousal, or sexual excitement, is the arousal of sexual desire, during or in anticipation of sexual activity. Things that precipitate human sexual arousal are called erotic stimuli, or colloquially known as turn-ons. ...