• Arousal

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -aÊŠzÉ™l

    Origin

    arouse + -al

    Full definition of arousal

    Noun

    arousal

    (plural arousals)
    1. The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
    2. Sexual arousal.Some people get sexual arousal from the depiction of feet.
    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.
      • 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.

    Synonyms

    © Wiktionary