Associations to the word «Arousal»

Wiktionary

AROUSAL, noun. The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
AROUSAL, noun. Sexual arousal.
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.
AROUSAL, noun. Arousal from sleep or hibernation.

Dictionary definition

AROUSAL, noun. The act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions".
AROUSAL, noun. A state of heightened physiological activity.
AROUSAL, noun. Awakening from sleep.
AROUSAL, noun. Mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King