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hypoarousal

noun

Etymology

From hypo- + arousal.

  1. derived from russus
  2. derived from rous — “red-haired”
  3. formed as arouse — “a- + rouse”
  4. suffixed as arousal — “arouse + al”
  5. prefixed as hypoarousal — “hypo + arousal”

Definitions

  1. A reduced level of arousal, typically paralysis in the presence of a threat.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA