Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-rouz]
- /əˈraʊz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-rouz]
- /əˈraʊz/
Definitions of overarousal word
- verb with object overarousal to stir to action or strong response; excite: to arouse a crowd; to arouse suspicion. 1
- verb with object overarousal to stimulate sexually. 1
- verb with object overarousal to awaken; wake up: The footsteps aroused the dog. 1
- verb without object overarousal to awake or become aroused: At dawn the farmers began to arouse. 1
- noun overarousal an excessive or abnormal degree of arousal 0
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Origin of overarousal
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; a-3 + rouse1, modeled on arise
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Parts of speech for Overarousal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overarousal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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