arousal
Americannoun
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the act or an instance of waking up.
Arousals occur naturally during sleep and increase with age.
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the act of stimulating someone sexually, or the state of being sexually stimulated.
Some yoga practices improve levels of arousal in sexually unsatisfied women.
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the act of stirring up or the state of being stirred up; excitement: Relieving teens from stress in conversations can be a very effective way to prevent the arousal of anger.
Be aware of your level of emotional arousal when making decisions.
Relieving teens from stress in conversations can be a very effective way to prevent the arousal of anger.
Other Word Forms
- nonarousal noun
- overarousal noun
- rearousal noun
- semiarousal noun
- subarousal noun
Etymology
Origin of arousal
Example Sentences
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Children who had taken stimulants showed stronger activity in brain regions associated with arousal and wakefulness, as well as areas involved in predicting how rewarding an activity might be.
From Science Daily
According to Newen, basic arousal was the first to emerge in evolutionary history.
From Science Daily
ORB, however, became influential only when arousal was very high, and its involvement appeared to decrease the clarity of visual encoding.
From Science Daily
As a therapist, I know that for children with autism, water offers resistance, pressure and pleasant sensory arousal.
From Los Angeles Times
Emotional responses and physiological arousal, measured through skin conductance, were not significant predictors of feedback-seeking behavior, suggesting that these factors may not play as large of a role in shaping decisions to seek performance feedback.
From Science Daily
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