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Aroused - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Aroused' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Aroused [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Arouse

Meaning of 'Aroused' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . aroused [ s]
Meaning (1):
- brought to a state of great tension
Example in sentence:
  • all wound up for a fight
Meaning (2):
- feeling great sexual desire
Example in sentence:
  • feeling horny
Meaning (3):
- keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
Example in sentence:
  • he was aflame with desire;
  • his face all ablaze with excitement
Meaning (4):
- (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
Example in sentence:
  • he would become emotional over nothing at all;
  • she was worked up about all the noise
Meaning (5):
- aroused to action
Example in sentence:
  • the aroused opposition