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aroused

[uh-rouzd] / əˈraʊzd /


ADJECTIVE
agitated
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ADJECTIVE
alarmed
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ADJECTIVE
hot and bothered
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ADJECTIVE
inflamed
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The constant training has aroused the interest of her brother, 11-year-old Logan, who is also due to compete.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The laughter it aroused was a loud, continuous, falling-off-the-couch, dangerous-for-fear-of-heart-attack laughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

He says that she had been riding her bicycle by herself and she arrived at the hospital without a backpack or anything else that might have aroused suspicion.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

Yet Hansen has since aroused controversy, such as when he argued in 2000 that non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases like methane play a large role in climate change.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2025

The mockery made him feel an outsider; and feeling an outsider he behaved like one, which increased the prejudice against him and intensified the contempt and hostility aroused by his physical delects.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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