Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arousal

/əˈɹaʊzəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: arousal
IPA: /əˈɹaʊzəl/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.

noun

Sexual arousal.

noun

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.

noun

Arousal from sleep or hibernation.

Example Sentences

"bodily arousal"
"emotional arousal"
"to influence the arousal of brain and behavior"
"Some people get arousal from the depiction of feet."
"2003, Jinhee Choi, "Fits and Startles: Cognitivism Revisited," The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, vol. 61, no. 2 (Spring), p. 152, Subjects report the physiological arousals induced by adrenaline and placebo differently."
"the mechanism for arousal from sleep"

Etymology

Etymology tree English a- Middle English rousen English rouse English arouse Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English arousal From arouse + -al.

Inflected Forms

arousals (plural)

Derived Forms

autoarousal hyperarousal hypoarousal microarousal nonarousal overarousal rearousal underarousal

Phrases

performance arousal persistent genital arousal disorder persistent sexual arousal syndrome pervasive arousal withdrawal syndrome

Synonyms

horniness alertness wakefulness rousing foreplay stimulation

Rhymes With

spousal menopausal mousehole espousal tousle housel carousal

Questions

How do you pronounce arousal?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹaʊzəl/.
What does arousal mean?: The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
Where does arousal come from?: Etymology tree English a- Middle English rousen English rouse English arouse Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English arousal From arouse + -al.

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