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Definition of Arousal

1. Noun. The act of arousing. "The purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"

2. Noun. A state of heightened physiological activity.

3. Noun. Awakening from sleep.

4. Noun. Mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse.

Definition of Arousal

1. n. The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused.

Definition of Arousal

1. Noun. The act of arousing or the state of being aroused. ¹

2. Noun. Sexual arousal. ¹

3. Noun. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Arousal

1. the act of arousing [n -S]

Medical Definition of Arousal

1. Cortical vigilance or readiness of tone, presumed to be in response to sensory stimulation via the reticular activating system. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arousal

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Literary usage of Arousal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Self-Neglect Among the Elderly: Maintaining Continuity of Self by Susanna D. Bozinovski (1998)
"Emotional arousal Seeking freedom from constraint is a powerful motivation. According to psychological reactance theory, emotional arousal results when ..."

2. Child Sexual Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Issues by Kathleen C. Faller (1995)
"Thus, the offender acts on his arousal because alcohol or drugs have decreased ... If they experience arousal to children, it will make them at ongoing risk ..."

3. Multiple Personality: An Experimental Investigation Into the Nature of Human by Boris Sidis, Simon Philip Goodhart (1905)
"... CHAPTER XIV THE arousal OF THE SUBCONSCIOUS THE next few days were spent in psychological experiments. ..."

4. Types of Teaching by Lida Belle Earhart (1915)
"THE arousal AND GUIDANCE OF APPRECIATION The reason for this type of lesson EDUCATION deals with more than the gaining of ideas through the various senses, ..."

5. Russia, Her Strength and Her Weakness: A Study of the Present Conditions of by Wolf von Schierbrand (1904)
"... the Press and the Introduction of Reforms under Alexander II. with the Date of the Polish Uprising in 1863—arousal of the Russian Jingo Spirit—Since the ..."

6. A Practical Programme for Working Men by Edmond Kelly (1906)
"A PRACTICAL PROGRAMME FOR WORKING MEN CHAPTER I THE arousal IT is time that workers awake. f We have slept long enough, as drugged men sleep. ..."

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