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arouse

/əˈraʊz/verb

उच्चारण अराउज़

(भावना) जगाना, उत्पन्न करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth

    to make somebody have a particular feeling or attitude

    (भावना) जगाना, उत्पन्न करना

    • His strange behaviour aroused suspicion.
    • to arouse interest
    • The mysterious package aroused the curiosity of the whole class.
    + 2 more examples
    • The speech aroused strong feelings in the audience.
    • His sudden wealth aroused suspicion among the neighbours.

    Synonyms provoke stir up excite awaken kindle

    Opposite calm allay quell dampen

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sb (from sth) formal

    to wake somebody from sleep

    जगाना

    • The noise aroused him from sleep.
    • The loud knocking aroused the whole household from deep sleep.
    • She was aroused by the sound of the alarm clock.
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    • A noise in the garden aroused the sleeping dog.
    • Nothing could arouse him from his deep sleep.

    Synonyms wake awaken rouse

    Opposite lull put to sleep

◇Word family
arousal noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

provoke stir up excite awaken kindle wake rouse

Antonyms

calm allay quell dampen lull put to sleep

AaSpelling

a·rouse

?Which word?

Keep apart arouse (cause a feeling) and rouse (wake up; make somebody active).

Arouse (भावना जगाना) और rouse (जगाना; सक्रिय करना) को अलग रखिए।

Keep the cause-feeling words together: arouse, evoke (bring a memory or feeling to mind), kindle (start a feeling), provoke (cause anger).

भावना जगाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: arouse, evoke (स्मृति या भावना जगाना), kindle (भावना शुरू करना), provoke (क्रोध भड़काना)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Arouse suspicion, arouse interest, arouse curiosity, arouse anger.

Collocations: arouse suspicion (शक पैदा करना), arouse interest (दिलचस्पी जगाना), arouse curiosity (जिज्ञासा जगाना), arouse anger (ग़ुस्सा भड़काना)।