sexual arousal
- noun
- /ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈraʊzəl/
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- Understanding the physiological responses associated with sexual arousal can enhance one's awareness of human sexuality.
- subjective sexual arousal
- physiological sexual arousal
- sexual arousal ratings
So for sex, it critically matters for sexual arousal and sexual interest, who you think the person is.
- So for sex, it critically matters for sexual arousal and sexual interest, who you think the person is.
- And So what happens is, let's say I experience a state of fear or state of sexual arousal.
- Anything that causes sexual arousal on the Internet, that narrows it down to everything.
- Sexual relevance is expecting sex, sexual arousal is liking sex, and sexual desire is wanting sex.
- calming, falling asleep, digestion, sexual arousal for that matter, and so on.
- I mean, how much of it is sexual arousal versus athletic performance percentage?
- There are two groups and one group experiences sexual arousal went under the influence of cannabis, THC specifically.
- So part of my sexual arousal will come from myself because that's all I had for a few decades.
Examples
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Postexperimental sexual desire was also related to feelings of lust, approach, and sexual arousal ratings in the female participants.
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In a state of sexual arousal, my mind will give me a beautiful woman and then I'm turned on.
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Contrary to our expectations, the male participants did not report stronger feelings of sexual arousal than the female participants.
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The limitations of popular methods of measuring human sexual arousal have been repeatedly demonstrated.
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The purpose of this study is to clarify the processes underlying sexual arousal and the accuracy of its self-estimation.
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In men and women, there were, as expected, substantial correlations between subjective sexual arousal and approach ratings.
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The sexual films, in contrast to the neutral films, induced genital response, subjective sexual arousal, and feelings of lust.
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During a romantic dinner, the couple experienced a deep sense of sexual arousal as they shared intimate conversations.
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Scientific research shows that hormonal changes play a significant role in sexual arousal during attraction.
Synonyms
A very strong sexual desire that people see as wrong
A very strong sexual desire or attraction to someone
A strong wish to have sex with another person
A state of being more awake and feeling stronger emotions
A strong desire to have sex
A strong feeling of sexual desire
A strong feeling of wanting to have sex
A strong feeling of happiness and nervous energy
A strong desire to have sex with someone
A strong feeling of wanting to have sex
A feeling of sexual desire and excitement
A strong desire to have sex
How Aroused
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'sexual' (pertaining to sex) modifies 'arousal' (a state of excitement or stimulation), so the overall meaning—excitement caused by sexual stimulation—is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and unambiguous, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the MWE.
Etymology
The term sexual arousal comes from the verb arouse and the noun arousal, both originally meaning 'to wake up' or 'to excite'. Think of sexual feelings 'waking up' the body and mind, so sexual arousal means the body and mind become excited by sexual touch, thought, or desire.