arousal
UK /əˈɹaʊzəl/ US /əˈɹaʊzəl/
noun 4
Definitions
noun
1
The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
bodily arousal
emotional arousal
2
Sexual arousal.
Some people get 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.
4
Arousal from sleep or hibernation.
the mechanism for arousal from sleep
The animal undergoes regular spells of arousal.
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