arousal

noun

/əˈɹaʊzəl/

Etymology

From arouse + -al.

derived from russus
derived from rous — “red-haired”
formed as arouse — “a- + rouse”
suffixed as arousal — “arouse + al”

Definitions

1
The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
- bodily arousal
- emotional arousal
- to influence the arousal of brain and behavior
2
Sexual arousal.
- Some people get arousal from the depiction of feet.
3
A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli, including…
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.
- 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.
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1. 4
  Arousal from sleep or hibernation.
  - the mechanism for arousal from sleep
  - The animal undergoes regular spells of arousal.

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Derived

autoarousal, hyperarousal, hypoarousal, microarousal, nonarousal, overarousal, performance arousal, persistent genital arousal disorder, persistent sexual arousal syndrome, pervasive arousal withdrawal syndrome, rearousal, underarousal

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at arousal. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at arousal. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at arousal

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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