stimulation

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: stim=u=la=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

stimulation, n. [L. stimulatio: cf. F. stimulation.].

•  The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated.  [1913 Webster]
•  The irritating action of various agents (stimuli) on muscles, nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which activity is evoked; especially, the nervous impulse produced by various agents on nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which the part connected with the nerve is thrown into a state of activity; irritation.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

stimulation

a high, actuation, aggravation, agitation, alpha decay, animation, arousal, arousing, atom-chipping, atom-smashing, atomic disintegration, atomic reaction, atomization, bait, beta decay, bombardment, bracer, bracing, breeding, bribe, bullet, carrot, chain reaction, cleavage, cordial, direction, disintegration series, dissociation, electrification, emotion, encouragement, energizing, enlivenment, exacerbation, exasperation, exchange reaction, excitation, excitedness, excitement, exhilaration, fillip, firing, fission, fission reaction, fomentation, galvanization, gamma decay, incentive, incitation, incitement, inducement, inflammation, influence, infuriation, inner-direction, instigation, interest, invigoration, invitation, ionization, irritation, lathering up, lure, manic state, motivation, moving, neutron reaction, nonreversible reaction, nuclear fission, nucleization, other-direction, payment, pep rally, pep talk, percentage, persuasive, perturbation, photodisintegration, pick-me-up, profit, prompting, proton gun, proton reaction, provocation, quickening, rabble-rousing, reanimation, recreation, refection, refreshing, refreshment, regale, regalement, reinvigoration, renewal, reversible reaction, revitalization, revival, revivescence, revivescency, revivification, reward, splitting the atom, steaming up, stimulative, stimulus, stirring, stirring up, stirring-up, sweetener, sweetening, target, thermonuclear reaction, tonic, vitalization, vivification, whet, whipping up, working up

ROGET THESAURUS

stimulation

Excitation

N 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, trail of temper, casus belli, irritation, passion, thrill, repression of feeling, sensationalism, yellow journalism, excited, wrought up, up the qui vive, astir, sparkling, in a quiver, in a fever, in a ferment, in a blaze, in a state of excitement, in hysterics, black in the face, overwrought, tense, taught, on a razor's edge, hot, red-hot, flushed, feverish, all of a twitter, in a pucker, with quivering lips, with tears in one's eyes, flaming, boiling over, ebullient, seething, foaming at the mouth, fuming, raging, carried away by passion, wild, raving, frantic, mad, distracted, beside oneself, out of one's wits, ready to burst, bouleverse, demoniacal, lost, eperdu, tempest-tossed, haggard, ready to sink, stung to the quick, up, on one's high ropes, exciting, absorbing, riveting, distracting, impressive, warm, glowing, fervid, swelling, imposing, spirit-stirring, thrilling, high-wrought, soul-stirring, soul-subduing, heart-stirring, heart- swelling, heart-thrilling, agonizing, telling, sensational, hysterical, overpowering, overwhelming, more than flesh and blood can bear, yellow, piquant, spicy, appetizing, provocative, provoquant, tantalizing, eager to go, anxious to go, chafing at the bit, till one is black in the face, the heart beating high, the heart going pitapat, the heart leaping into one's mouth, the blood being up, the blood boiling in one's veins, the eye glistening, the eyes in a fine frenzy rolling, the head turned, when the going gets tough, the tough get going.