aroused meaning and definition

AROUSED adjective

Definition of aroused (adjective)

1. aroused to action
   • "the aroused opposition"
2. emotionally aroused
   • synonyms: stimulated, stirred, stirred 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: horny, randy, ruttish, steamy, turned on
5. keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
   • "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire"
   • synonyms: ablaze, aflame
6. (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
   • "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise"
   • synonyms: emotional, excited, worked up