arousal
/əˈɹaʊzəl/ noun C1- The act of arousing or the state of being aroused. · bodily arousal· emotional arousal
- Sexual arousal. · Some people get arousal from the depiction of feet.
- 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.
- Arousal from sleep or hibernation. · the mechanism for arousal from sleep· The animal undergoes regular spells of arousal.
Plural arousals
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