SINCE 1828
arousal
noun
arous·al
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plural arousals
Definition of arousal
1
: the act of arousing someone or something
arousal from sleep This belated arousal of the hunting instinct seemed to make almost another man of him.— Jack London
: the state of being aroused
His work with animals had implicated adrenaline and noradrenaline in emotional arousal and memory.— Daniel Goleman
2
: a state of physiological and psychological excitation caused by sexual contact or other erotic stimulation
Studies show 60% of patients taking the drugs experience some form of sexual dysfunction, ranging from loss of desire to problems with arousal and an inability to reach orgasm.— Tara Parker-Pope
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arousal
noun
arous·al
| \ ə-ˈrau̇-zəl
\
\
Medical Definition of arousal
1a
: the act of arousing
arousal from sleep
b
: the state of being aroused
specifically
: responsiveness to stimuli
… cells of the locus coeruleus, a brain center involved in maintaining attention and arousal … — Science, 20 June 1986
2
: a state of physiological and psychological excitation caused by sexual contact or other erotic stimulation
Studies show 60% of patients taking the drugs experience some form of sexual dysfunction, ranging from loss of desire to problems with arousal …— Tara Parker-Pope, The Wall Street Journal, 16 Mar. 2001
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