emotional arousal

English Thesaurus

1. the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior (noun.state)

hypernym	:	arousal,
definition	:	a state of heightened physiological activity (noun.state)

hyponym	:	anger, angriness,
definition	:	the state of being angry (noun.state)

hyponym	:	excitation, excitement, fervor, fervour, inflammation,
definition	:	the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up (noun.state)