stimulationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌstɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌstɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/an action or thing that causes someone or something to become more active or enthusiastic, or to develop or operate:
While she was at home looking after her children, she felt deprived of intellectual stimulation.
Electric stimulation can help to heal fractured bones.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- a new lease of life idiom
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avid
- flap
- frisky
- frisson
- get-up-and-go
- glamour
- gusto
- shiver (up and) down your spine idiom
- sparkle
- spice
- spirit
- sprightly
- stir
- suspense
- zap
- zest
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