aroused

American  

[uh-rouzd] / əˈraʊzd /

adjective

1. stirred up to strong response.

   The Legislature must answer for its actions to an informed and highly aroused public.

2. showing or feeling sexual excitement.

   "I must ask you that question more often, husband," she says, an aroused glow in her eyes.

3. awake and alert.

   In this long arctic winter the new moon makes me lethargic, and conversely the full moon keeps me pleasantly aroused and energetic.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of arouse.

Other Word Forms

• unaroused adjective
• well-aroused adjective

Etymology

Origin of aroused

arouse ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

After charming his way into the house of a couple who believed his tale and gave him thousands of euros, he eventually aroused their suspicions.

From BBC

It enables Alexander to be briefed and to update his handlers, though he can’t stay in there too long, lest suspicions be aroused on the other side of the hack.

From The Wall Street Journal

I recall the intense inner excitement aroused in my heart by Alla Nazimova’s enactment of Mrs. Alving in a performance of Ibsen’s “Ghosts” in the 1930s.

From The Wall Street Journal

But this aroused suspicion, with Imrie said later: "Nick selflessly came to help me in my grave before even looking for his shield. And I'm thinking, he's absolutely adorable or he is up to something."

From BBC

He says that she had been riding her bicycle by herself and she arrived at the hospital without a backpack or anything else that might have aroused suspicion.

From BBC

Related Words

• anxious
• apprehensive
• discouraged
• distressed
• fearful
• frightened
• horrified
• intimidated
• nervous
• perplexed
• perturbed
• scared
• shocked
• spooked
• startled
• timid