'arousal' definitions:
Definition of 'arousal'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions" [syn: arousal, rousing]
noun
A state of heightened physiological activity
noun
Awakening from sleep
noun
Mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse [syn: foreplay, arousal, stimulation]
Synonyms of 'arousal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a high,
- aggravation,
- agitation,
- animation,
- arousing,
- awakening,
- bringing out,
- calling forth,
- drawing out,
- eduction,
- electrification,
- emotion,
- evocation,
- exacerbation,
- exasperation,
- excitation,
- excitedness,
- excitement,
- exhilaration,
- firing,
- fomentation,
- galvanization,
- incitation,
- incitement,
- inflammation,
- infuriation,
- instigation,
- irritation,
- lathering up,
- manic state,
- pep rally,
- pep talk,
- perturbation,
- provocation,
- rabble-rousing,
- reveille,
- rousing,
- rude awakening,
- steaming up,
- stimulation,
- stimulus,
- stirring,
- stirring up,
- stirring-up,
- whipping up,
- working up