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arousal
rousing mabanha (adj.)


Glosses: (~ related words)
arousal
n.1. arousal, rousingthe act of arousing.; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
~ change of statethe act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics.
~ awakening, wakening, waking upthe act of waking.; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most"
~ excitation, excitementsomething that agitates and arouses.; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day"
~ incitement, incitationan act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating.; "the incitement of mutiny"
~ inflaming, inflammationarousal to violent emotion.
~ stirring, inspirationarousing to a particular emotion or action.
~ stimulationthe act of arousing an organism to action.
~ titillationan agreeable arousal.
n.2. arousala state of heightened physiological activity.
~ physical condition, physiological condition, physiological statethe condition or state of the body or bodily functions.
~ alerting, alertnessa state of readiness to respond.; "alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG"
~ emotional arousalthe arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior.
~ innervation, excitation, irritationthe neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland.
~ sexual arousalthe arousal of sexual desires in preparation for sexual behavior.
~ desiresomething that is desired.
n.3. arousalawakening from sleep.
~ wakefulnessa periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world.; "consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar"
n.4. arousal, foreplay, stimulationmutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse.
~ sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practiceactivities associated with sexual intercourse.; "they had sex in the back seat"
~ caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, petting, smooching, snuggling, neckingaffectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs).
~ feelmanual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure.; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"