aroused Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise; fire; enkindle; elicit; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
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verb stop sleeping
waken; come alive; arouse; wake; awake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
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verb summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
arouse; raise; invoke; conjure up; bring up; call down; call forth; evoke; put forward; stir; conjure.
- raise the specter of unemployment
- he conjured wild birds in the air
- call down the spirits from the mountain
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verb cause to be alert and energetic
energize; arouse; energise; perk up; brace; stimulate.
- Coffee and tea stimulate me
- This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
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verb cause to become awake or conscious
awaken; waken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
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verb to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
arouse; stir.
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verb stimulate sexually
turn on; arouse; excite; wind up; sex.
- This movie usually arouses the male audience
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adjective satellite aroused to action
- the aroused opposition
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adjective satellite emotionally aroused
stimulated; stirred; stirred up.
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adjective satellite brought to a state of great tension
wound up.
- all wound up for a fight
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adjective satellite feeling great sexual desire
turned on; randy; ruttish; steamy; horny.
- feeling horny
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adjective satellite keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
ablaze; aflame.
- his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker
- he was aflame with desire
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adjective satellite (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
emotional; excited; worked up.
- he would become emotional over nothing at all
- she was worked up about all the noise
