[syn: aroused, emotional, excited, worked up]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
aroused \aroused\ adj.
1. emotionally stimulated.
Syn: stimulated, stirred, stirred up.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. 1 brought to a state of great psychological tension.
Syn: wound up.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. 1 stimulated to a state of awareness and interest. the
aroused opposition
Syn: awakened.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. sexually aroused; feeling a strong urge for sexual
activity.
Syn: aflame, hot, turned on(predicate), horny.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
5. excessively affected by emotion; -- of persons.
Syn: emotional, excited.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Arouse \A*rouse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aroused; p. pr. & vb.
n. Arousing.] [Pref. a- + rouse.]
To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in
motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one
from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties.
[1913 Webster]
Grasping his spear, forth issued to arouse
His brother, mighty sovereign on the host. --Cowper.
[1913 Webster]
No suspicion was aroused. --Merivale.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aroused
adj 1: aroused to action; "the aroused opposition"
2: emotionally aroused [syn: stimulated, stirred, stirred
up, aroused]
3: brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a
fight" [syn: aroused, wound up]
4: feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" [syn: aroused,
horny, randy, ruttish, steamy, turned on(p)]
5: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating
excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram
Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" [syn: ablaze, aflame,
aroused]
6: (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; "he would
become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up
about all the noise" [syn: aroused, emotional, excited,
worked up]