| noun | the act of arousing “the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions” |
| verb | become active “He finally bestirred himself” |
| verb | force or drive out “The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.” |
| verb | cause to be agitated, excited, or roused “The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks” |
| verb | cause to become awake or conscious “He was roused by the drunken men in the street” |
| adjective | capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement “a rousing sermon” |
| adjective | rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading “tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation” |
| arouse | verb | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| rouse | verb | cause to be agitated, excited, or roused |
| agitative | adjective | causing or tending to cause anger or resentment |
| rousing | noun | the act of arousing |
| turn-on | noun | something causing excitement or stimulating interest |
| charge | noun | the swift release of a store of affective force |
| excitant | adjective | (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate |
| excitement | noun | something that agitates and arouses |
| awakening | noun | the act of waking |
| rouser | noun | someone who rouses others from sleep |
| arouser | noun | someone who rouses others from sleep |
| arousal | noun | awakening from sleep |