What is the meaning of aroused?

verb

adjective

  • Aroused to action.
    • usage: "the aroused opposition"
  • Emotionally aroused.
  • Brought to a state of great tension.
    • usage: "all wound up for a fight"
  • Feeling great sexual desire.
    • usage: "feeling horny"
  • Keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement.
    • usage: "his face all ablaze with excitement- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire"
  • Of persons. ( excessively affected by emotion)
    • usage: "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise"
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APAWordNet. (2010). aroused. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/aroused/definitions/1168444
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "aroused" http://smartdefine.org/aroused/definitions/1168444 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, aroused, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/aroused/definitions/1168444>.
MLAWordNet. "aroused" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/aroused/definitions/1168444>
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