Dictionary entry details
• STIMULATION (noun)
Meaning:
The act of arousing an organism to action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("stimulation" is a kind of...):
arousal; rousing (the act of arousing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stimulation"):
galvanisation; galvanization (stimulation that arouses a person to lively action)
Meaning:
Any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
stimulant; stimulus; input; stimulation
Hypernyms ("stimulation" is a kind of...):
information (knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stimulation"):
negative stimulus (a stimulus with undesirable consequences)
positive stimulus (a stimulus with desirable consequences)
cue; discriminative stimulus (a stimulus that provides information about what to do)
reinforcement; reinforcer; reinforcing stimulus ((psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it)
conditioned stimulus (the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response)
negative stimulation; turnoff (something causing antagonism or loss of interest)
turn-on (something causing excitement or stimulating interest)
kick (the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs))
elicitation; evocation; induction (stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors)
Meaning:
(physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("stimulation" is a kind of...):
action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))
Domain category:
physiology (the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stimulation"):
activation (stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical)
galvanisation; galvanization (stimulation with a galvanic current)
Meaning:
Mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
foreplay; arousal; stimulation
Hypernyms ("stimulation" is a kind of...):
sex; sex activity; sexual activity; sexual practice (activities associated with sexual intercourse)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stimulation"):
caressing; cuddling; fondling; hugging; kissing; necking; petting; smooching; snuggling (affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs))
feel (manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure)
