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Definition of Aroused
1. Adjective. Aroused to action. "The aroused opposition"
2. Adjective. Emotionally aroused.
3. Adjective. Brought to a state of great tension. "All wound up for a fight"
4. Adjective. Feeling great sexual desire. "Feeling horny"
5. Adjective. Keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement. "He was aflame with desire"
6. Adjective. (of persons) excessively affected by emotion. "She was worked up about all the noise"
Definition of Aroused
1. Verb. (past of arouse) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aroused
1. arouse [v] - See also: arouse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aroused
Literary usage of Aroused
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative by Richard Henry Dana (1911)
"At seven o'clock in the morning, it being our watch below, we were aroused from
a sound sleep by the cry of " All hands ahoy! a man overboard! ..."
2. The Confessions of S. Augustine: Book I-X. by Augustine (1886)
"CHAPTER I. He declares the greatness of God: and by Him aroused desires to seek
and call upon Him. REAT art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised " VJT ..."
3. The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris: Minister of the United States to by Gouverneur Morris (1888)
"Suspicions aroused by the suddenness of his departure. ... Suspicions were at
once aroused that his journey had some political significance, ..."
4. The Principles of Scientific Management by Frederick Winslow Taylor (1911)
"With most readers great sympathy will be aroused because seven out of eight of
these pig-iron handlers were thrown out of a job. This sympathy is entirely ..."
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