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stimulation
noun
1 stimulation
The act of arousing an organism to action.
Roget 824:
excitation of feeling;
mental excitement;
suscitation†,
galvanism,
stimulation,
piquance,
piquancy,
provocation,
inspiration,
calling forth,
infection;
animation,
agitation,
perturbation;
subjugation,
fascination,
intoxication;
enravishment†;
entrancement;
pressure,
tension,
high pressure.
unction,
impressiveness
etc.
adj..
trail of temper,
casus belli [Lat.];
irritation
etc.
(anger)
900;
passion
etc.
(state of excitability)
825;
thrill
etc.
(feeling)
821;
repression of feeling
etc.
826;
sensationalism,
yellow journalism.
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Dutch: stimulatie
Polish: pobudzanie
2 stimulation
Any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action.
synonyms: input, stimulant, stimulus.
Dutch: invoer, aanmoediging, opwekking, prikkel, stimulans
Polish: bodziec, impuls, podnieta, sygnał
3 stimulation
physiology The effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.).
4 stimulation
Mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse.
synonyms: arousal, foreplay.
Dutch: voorspel
Polish: pieszczoty, gra wstępna
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