aroused

Adjective
Synonyms: stimulatedstirredstirred upwound uphornyrandyruttishsteamyturned on(p)ablazeaflameemotional

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (6)

  1. aroused to action“the aroused opposition”
  2. emotionally arousedSynonyms: stimulatedstirredstirred up
  3. brought to a state of great tension“all wound up for a fight”Synonyms: wound up
  4. feeling great sexual desire“feeling horny”Synonyms: hornyrandyruttishsteamyturned on(p)
  5. keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement“his face all ablaze with excitement — Bram Stoker”“he was aflame with desire”Synonyms: ablazeaflame
  6. (of persons) excessively affected by emotion“he would become emotional over nothing at all”“she was worked up about all the noise”Synonyms: emotionalexcitedworked up
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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]

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