arousal

Meaning

Noun

• The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
• Sexual arousal.
• A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli, including elevated heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of sensory alertness, mobility and readiness to respond.
• Arousal from sleep or hibernation.

Related

Similar words

• horniness
• alertness
• wakefulness

Origin

• arouse + -al