From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
aroused \aroused\ adj.
1. emotionally stimulated.
Syn: stimulated, stirred, stirred up.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. 1 brought to a state of great psychological tension.
Syn: wound up.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. 1 stimulated to a state of awareness and interest. the
aroused opposition
Syn: awakened.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. sexually aroused; feeling a strong urge for sexual
activity.
Syn: aflame, hot, turned on(predicate), horny.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
5. excessively affected by emotion; -- of persons.
Syn: emotional, excited.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Arouse \A*rouse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aroused}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Arousing}.] [Pref. a- + rouse.]
To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in
motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one
from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties.
[1913 Webster]
Grasping his spear, forth issued to arouse
His brother, mighty sovereign on the host. --Cowper.
[1913 Webster]
No suspicion was aroused. --Merivale.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aroused
adj 1: aroused to action; "the aroused opposition"
2: emotionally aroused [syn: {stimulated}, {stirred}, {stirred
up}, {aroused}]
3: brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a
fight" [syn: {aroused}, {wound up}]
4: feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" [syn: {aroused},
{horny}, {randy}, {ruttish}, {steamy}, {turned on(p)}]
5: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating
excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram
Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" [syn: {ablaze}, {aflame},
{aroused}]
6: (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; "he would
become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up
about all the noise" [syn: {aroused}, {emotional}, {excited},
{worked up}]
|
