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arousals

arousals is the plural of arousal.

Meaning of arousal

Noun

arousal (plural arousals)

  1. The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
    • bodily arousal
  2. Sexual arousal.
    • Some people get arousal from the depiction of feet.
    Synonyms:
    horniness
  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.
    • Subjects report the physiological arousals induced by adrenaline and placebo differently.2003, Jinhee Choi, "Fits and Startles: Cognitivism Revisited," The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, vol. 61, no. 2 (Spring), p. 152
    Synonyms:
    alertness
  4. Arousal from sleep or hibernation.
    • the mechanism for arousal from sleep
    Synonyms:
    wakefulness

Questions about arousals

What is arousals the plural of?
Arousals is the plural of arousal.

Words near arousals in the dictionary

  1. aroura
  2. arouras
  3. arousability
  4. arousable
  5. arousal
  6. arousals
  7. arouse
  8. aroused
  9. arousement
  10. arouser
  11. arousers

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