Definitions
- To wake someone up from sleep or a state of inactivity. - To stir up or excite someone's emotions or feelings. - To provoke or stimulate someone to action or response.
- To awaken or stimulate someone's sexual desire or interest. - To provoke or incite someone's anger, suspicion, or curiosity. - To awaken or evoke a particular feeling or emotion in someone.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words involve stimulating or awakening someone's state or emotion.
- 2Both words can be used in a figurative or literal sense.
- 3Both words are verbs that describe an action.
What is the difference?
- 1Focus: Rouse focuses on waking up or stirring up someone's emotions or feelings, while arouse emphasizes sexual desire or interest.
- 2Emotion: Rouse can refer to positive or negative emotions, while arouse typically refers to sexual desire or interest.
- 3Usage: Rouse is more commonly used in everyday language, while arouse is more formal and often used in academic or technical contexts.
- 4Connotation: Rouse has a neutral or positive connotation, while arouse can have a negative or controversial connotation depending on the context.
- 5Collocations: Rouse is often used with the preposition 'from' (e.g. rouse from sleep), while arouse is often used with the preposition 'in' (e.g. arouse interest in).
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Remember this!
While both rouse and arouse involve stimulating or awakening someone's state or emotion, they differ in their focus, usage, and connotation. Rouse is more commonly used in everyday language and refers to waking up or stirring up someone's emotions or feelings, while arouse is more formal and emphasizes sexual desire or interest.
