arousal has definitions from the fields of biology,sexuality
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[ noun ] the act of arousing

Synonyms

rousing

Examples

"the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"

Used in print

(Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)

The idea here is one of discharge but this must stand in opposition to a second view , Plato 's notion of the arousal of emotion .

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[ noun ] a state of heightened physiological activity
3
[ noun ] awakening from sleep

Related terms

wakefulness wake_up

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[ noun ] (biology,sexuality) mutual sexual stimulation prior to sexual intercourse
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