arousal
noun/əˈɹaʊzəl/
Etymology From arouse + -al.
1
The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
- bodily arousal
- emotional arousal
1 more example
- to influence the arousal of brain and behavior
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.
- Synonyms
- horniness, alertness, wakefulness