Standard Lemma guide

aroused

adj · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˈɹaʊzd/
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  • rhymes with -aʊzd
  • CMU ARPABET: ER0 AW1 Z D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Sexually excited; randy, lustful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ablaze, amorous, aroused, buckish, concupiscent, corny, desirous, drippy, DTF, excited, flustered, frisky, fuckish, gagging for it, horny, hot, hot and bothered, hot to trot, impure, in heat, lascivious, lewd, libidinous, lickerish, lustful, lusty, prurient, randy, ravenous, ruttish, rutty, sexed up, stimulated, thirsty, toey, toey as a Roman sandal, turned on, unchaste, venereal, venereous, wanton

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Stirred up, agitated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: annoyed, angry, aggravated, agitated, bothered, exasperated, frustrated, irritable, irritated, irked, peeved, pestered, pissy, ratty, shitty, sore, tired, vexed, bee in one's bonnet, have it in for, hot and bothered, hold a grudge, brassed off, browned off, cheesed off, peed off, pissed off, PO'd, teed off, ticked off

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of arouse

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he would become emotional over nothing at all
  • she was worked up about all the noise

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: emotional, excited, worked up

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

emotionally aroused

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stimulated, stirred, stirred up

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement- Bram Stoker

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his face all ablaze with excitement
  • he was aflame with desire

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ablaze, aflame

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

aroused to action

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the aroused opposition

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

feeling great sexual desire

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • feeling horny

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: horny, randy, ruttish, steamy, turned on(p)

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

brought to a state of great tension

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • all wound up for a fight

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wound up

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُسْتَثَارْ جِنْسِيًّا (mustaṯār jinsiyyan) — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Bulgarian: похотлив (pohotliv) — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Czech: nadržený — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Dutch: geil — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Dutch: (seksueel) opgewonden/ verhit — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Dutch: heet (staand) — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Finnish: kiihottunut — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • French: excité — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • German: (sexuell) erregt — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • German: geil — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Hungarian: kanos — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Hungarian: begerjedt — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Hungarian: felizgult — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Icelandic: graður — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Icelandic: lostafullur — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Icelandic: lostafenginn — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Malay: stim — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Portuguese: excitado — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Portuguese: com tesão — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Portuguese: com fogo — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Spanish: cachondo — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Spanish: caliente — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Spanish: excitado — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Spanish: embramado — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Swedish: pilsk — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Swedish: kåt — sexually aroused — see also horny
  • Tagalog: nangangandi — sexually aroused — see also horny