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unaroused

unaroused

6.9
Not awake and not responding to things around you
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnəˈraʊzd/
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  • She felt unaroused during the movie.

Examples

  • Even after several alarms, he was still unaroused and slept through the morning.

  • The students appeared unaroused by the teacher's attempts to make the lesson more interesting.

  • Despite the thrilling announcement, she remained unaroused and continued reading her book.

  • The audience remained unaroused by the speech.

  • After the long meeting, I felt completely unaroused by the discussion on budget cuts.

  • He remained unaroused by the thrilling movie that everyone was talking about.

  • Despite the loud music at the party, she was unaroused and preferred to read her book.

Synonyms

unmoved
vsunaroused
8 5.1

Not showing strong feelings or any visible reaction

focuses on lack of interest and inward absence of feeling
unenthusiastic
vsunaroused
4 3.9

Not showing much interest or excitement

is broader, covering both low interest and no stimulated response
unenthused
vsunaroused
  • Informal
1 5.3

Not showing excitement or interest

is the same lack of interest but also implies not being aroused
unawakened
vsunaroused
1 7.0

Not yet active or noticed inside someone

is similar but focuses more on lack of interest and response
unreactive
vsunaroused
1 6.5

Does not show feelings or respond when someone tries to upset them

is the general lack of being stimulated or excited rather than mere nonreaction
unexcited
vsunaroused
1 3.7

Calm and not showing strong feeling

is more about lacking stimulation or response, not only calmness
unstimulated
vsunaroused
5.4

Not feeling interested or excited to do things

is the broader state of lacking stimulation and showing no response
unagitated
vsunaroused
5.8

Calm and not showing strong feelings

is about failing to be stimulated or awakened, not only calm feeling
unaffecting
vsunaroused
7.7

Does not make people feel strong emotion

is focused on not being stimulated or aroused, not only on impact
unmoving
vsunaroused
5.5

Not causing strong feelings or interest in people

is the inner lack of stimulation or response rather than outward effect
unstirring
vsunaroused
7.2

Not causing strong feelings or interest

is the internal absence of stimulation and response rather than mere dullness

Antonyms

1.0

Feeling very happy and eager about something

Feeling excited and interested after hearing or seeing something

How Stimulated

excited
1.0
attentive
61 3.0
unaroused
6.9
uninterested
20 3.5
unresponsive
10 4.9

Surface Forms

unaroused positive
unaroused comparative
unaroused superlative

Morphology

unaroused = aroused (transparent) = un + arouse + ed

Negation with un- applied to the adjectival form 'aroused' yields 'not stimulated' in a general, non-sexual sense; formation is regular and clear.

Etymology

Unaroused comes from the prefix un- 'not' and rouse 'to wake or make active'. So if someone or something is unaroused in the general sense, they are not stirred, not interested, or not awakened by noise or excitement.