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Aroused

[uh-rouz]

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verb (used with object)

to stir to action or strong response; excite: to arouse a crowd; to arouse suspicion.

to stimulate sexually.

to awaken; wake up: The footsteps aroused the dog.

verb (used without object)

to awake or become aroused: At dawn the farmers began to arouse.

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Origin:
1585–95; a-³ + rouse¹, modeled on arise

Related forms

a·rous·a·bil·i·ty, noun

a·rous·a·ble, adjective

a·rous·al

[uh-rou-zuhl] , noun

a·rous·er, noun

non·a·rous·al, noun

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o·ver·a·rous·al, noun

re·a·rous·al, noun

re·a·rouse, verb, -roused, -rous·ing.

sem·i·a·rous·al, noun

sub·a·rous·al, noun

un·a·rous·a·ble, adjective

un·a·roused, adjective

un·a·rous·ing, adjective

well-a·roused, adjective

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Can be confused: arose, arouse.

Synonyms
1. animate; inspirit, inspire; incite, provoke, instigate; stimulate, kindle, fire.

Antonyms
1. calm.

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Example Sentences

Those dreams have been aroused over the past few months.

The philanthropy's impending withdrawal has aroused anxiety about what.

And for as long as they have had them, these groups have aroused in others a mix of envy and resentment.

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Those dreams have been aroused over the past few months.

The philanthropy's impending withdrawal has aroused anxiety about what.

And for as long as they have had them, these groups have aroused in others a mix of envy and resentment.

But among the impoverished peasants in the vicinity, the project has aroused deep misgivings.

The neuropsychology of public speaking: tipsy, scared, and strangely aroused.

The rumor emanating from there reflected the instinctive dread aroused by such monstrous innovation.

Interestingly, this desire for distinctiveness could be quelled by giving the aroused males a candy bar.

The philanthropy's impending withdrawal has aroused.

Sadly, that handshake aroused unfulfilled expectations.

Suspicion is first aroused if breeding wrens find a nestling home alone, as the imposter will eject all the natural offspring.

Because of its potential for addictive behavior, casino gambling has aroused the interest of health professionals.

The govt needs to be aroused somehow and it need to be considered as one of the top priorities.

And every new medium has aroused fear and even hostility as a result.

Kamenetz's effort has aroused some strong reactions.

Its growing economic strength has aroused awe and not a little fear around the globe.

When the brain is aroused and actively engaged in mental activities, it generates beta waves.

Just wanted you to know that your article on microwaving sponges andscrubbers aroused my interest.

But recently it has aroused fear and outright hostility from some professors and experts on cheating.

Last week's column has aroused offence where none was meant.

The research team speculates that when engaged in a mundane task, mind wandering allows people to remain properly aroused.

Yet, no fiercer adversary could have been found when aroused.

But the legislative push aroused objections from groups that represent professional photographers.

As it happened, he was arrested before the attacks when he aroused suspicion at his flight school, and remains under arrest.

They lacked any impulse to even try to become aroused.

Yet the content of her talk aroused mixed reactions from our colleagues.

The pound's slide has aroused understandable anxiety.

If the self is to survive, it must be aroused by an experience more vital and bracing than pleasure or enjoyment.

The woman in the demonstration is aroused by being watched by large groups.

To improve their chances of finding men aroused by women as well as.

It was one particular display case in the dimly lit exhibition room that aroused these thoughts.

It aroused half the inhabitants of the city, and many fled into the.

The bonds have aroused a flurry of interest from emerging markets.

In turn, the hemisphere that is activated or aroused by a specific task is domiminant for that.

Gay males were aroused in the opposite categorical pattern.

The opening of another time capsule at the same university last year aroused more excitement and a good deal of confusion.

The bicycle aroused wide-spread thinking about women's rights and their place in society.

When burglaries and vandalism aroused one neighborhood residents organized a volunteer night-time crime patrol.

Simple, perhaps, but it has aroused predictable-and often fatal-opposition from the educational establishment.

It has aroused cries of social engineering and interference in families' right to decide how to bring up their children.

His case aroused concern that faculty should not be stampeded into supporting dismissal hearings for controversial academics.

The immense and random windfalls that stock options can bring has aroused the anger of shareholders and the general public alike.

The bottom of the list, however, aroused more in the way of hostile comment.

Problems aroused time to than according to the political and economic conjecture.

Now she seems to have miscalculated the intensity of the feelings aroused by her claim.

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Word Origin & History

arouse

1590s, "awaken," from a- (1) "on" + rouse (q.v.). Related: Arousal (1854).

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