aroused

a·rouse  (-rouz)

v. a·roused, a·rous·ing, a·rous·es

v.tr.

1. To awaken from or as if from sleep.

2. To stir up; excite: The odd sight aroused our curiosity. See Synonyms at provoke.

3. To stimulate sexual desire in.

v.intr.

To be or become aroused.

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[From rouse, on the model of such pairs as rise, arise.]

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a·rousal n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	aroused - aroused to action; "the aroused opposition" awakened - aroused or activated; "an awakened interest in ballet"
	2.	aroused - emotionally aroused stimulated, stirred up, stirred excited - in an aroused state
	3.	aroused - brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a fight" wound up tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
	4.	aroused - feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" horny, randy, ruttish, turned on, steamy sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
	5.	aroused - keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" ablaze, aflame passionate - having or expressing strong emotions
	6.	aroused - (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise" excited, worked up, emotional agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"

Translations

aroused [əˈraʊzd] adj (sexually) → excité(e)