aroused

a·rouse

A0434500 (ə-rouz′)tr.v. a·roused, a·rous·ing, a·rous·es 1. a. To cause (someone) to be active, attentive, or excited: The report aroused them to take action. The insult aroused him to anger.b. To stimulate sexual desire in.2. To give rise to (a feeling, for example); stir up: The odd sight aroused our curiosity. See Synonyms at provoke.3. To awaken (someone) from sleep.

[From rouse, on the model of such pairs as rise, arise.]

a·rous′al n.

aroused

(əˈraʊzd) adj (Physiology) in a state of sexual arousal

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	aroused - aroused to action; "the aroused opposition"awakened - aroused or activated; "an awakened interest in ballet"
	2.	aroused - emotionally aroused stimulated, stirred up, stirredexcited - in an aroused state
	3.	aroused - brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a fight"wound uptense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
	4.	aroused - feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny"horny, randy, ruttish, turned on, steamysexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
	5.	aroused - keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire"ablaze, aflamepassionate - having or expressing strong emotions
	6.	aroused - (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise"excited, worked up, emotionalagitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"