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Aroused vs Excited - What's the difference?

aroused | excited |

As verbs the difference between aroused and excited

is that aroused is (arouse) while excited is .

As an adjective excited is

having great enthusiasm.

aroused

English

Verb

(head)
  • (arouse)

  • arouse

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To stimulate feelings.
  • :
  • :
  • *
  • *:“?My tastes,” he said, still smiling, “?incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet.” And, to tease her and arouse her to combat?: “?I prefer a farandole to a nocturne?; I'd rather have a painting than an etching?; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;.”
  • *{{quote-book, year=1913, author=
  • , chapter=5, title= Lord Stranleigh Abroad , passage=She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination.}}
  • To sexually stimulate.
  • :
  • To wake from sleep or stupor.
  • :
  • See also

    * arousal * aroused

    Anagrams

    *

    excited

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having great enthusiasm.
  • He was very excited about his promotion.
  • * 2011 , (Rebecca Black) featuring
  • Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday
    Today i-is Friday, Friday
    We-we-we so excited
    We so excited
    We gonna have a ball today.
  • (physics) Being in a state of higher energy.
  • The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.
  • Having an erection; erect.
  • Synonyms

    * enthusiastic

    Derived terms

    * excited state