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Meaning of roused

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

roused

Pronunciation:/ˈɹaʊzd/

verb

Definitions

  1. To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy.

  2. To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.).

    Example: to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions

  3. To provoke (someone) to action or anger.

  4. To cause to start from a covert or lurking place.

    Example: to rouse a deer or other animal of the chase