Stimulus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɪmjʊləs/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɪmjʊləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɪmjʊləs/

3 syllables Say it as /stˈɪmjʊləs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

input stimulation stimulant

Word Forms

stimulate

verb

cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

estímulo

cualquier información o evento estimulante; actúa para provocar la acción

🇮🇹Italian

stimolo

qualsiasi informazione o evento stimolante; agisce per suscitare l'azione

🇳🇱Dutch

prikkel

elke stimulerende informatie of gebeurtenis; handelt om actie uit te lokken

🇵🇹Portuguese

estímulo

qualquer informação ou evento estimulante; age para despertar a ação

🇷🇺Russian

стимул

любая стимулирующая информация или событие; действует, чтобы вызвать действие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रोत्साहन

कोई प्रेरक जानकारी या घटना; कार्रवाई जगाने का काम करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্দীপনা

কোনো উদ্দীপক তথ্য বা ঘটনা; কর্মকে জাগিয়ে তুলতে কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டுதல்

ஏதேனும் தூண்டுதல் தகவல் அல்லது நிகழ்வு; செயலைத் தூண்டும் வகையில் செயல்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉద్దీపన

ఏదైనా ఉత్తేజపరిచే సమాచారం లేదా సంఘటన; చర్యను ప్రేరేపించడానికి పనిచేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तेजन

कोणतीही उत्तेजक माहिती किंवा घटना; क्रिया जागृत करण्यासाठी कार्य करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્તેજના

કોઈપણ ઉત્તેજક માહિતી અથવા ઘટના; ક્રિયાને ઉત્તેજીત કરવા માટે કાર્ય કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಚೋದಕ

ಯಾವುದೇ ಉತ್ತೇಜಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಘಟನೆ; ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸಲು ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉത്തേജനം

ഏതെങ്കിലും ഉത്തേജക വിവരങ്ങളോ സംഭവങ്ങളോ; പ്രവർത്തനത്തെ ഉണർത്താൻ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਤੇਜਨਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਉਤੇਜਕ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਘਟਨਾ; ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਨੂੰ ਜਗਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

محرک

کوئی حوصلہ افزا معلومات یا واقعہ؛ عمل کو بیدار کرنے کے لیے کام کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刺激

任何刺激性信息或事件；采取行动来激发行动

🇯🇵Japanese

刺激

刺激的な情報やイベント。行動を喚起する行為

🇰🇷Korean

자극제

자극적인 정보나 이벤트, 행동을 불러일으키는 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kích thích

bất kỳ thông tin hoặc sự kiện kích thích nào; hành động khơi dậy hành động

🇹🇭Thai

สิ่งเร้า

ข้อมูลหรือเหตุการณ์ที่กระตุ้นใด ๆ กระทำการเพื่อกระตุ้นการกระทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

rangsangan

informasi atau peristiwa apa pun yang merangsang; bertindak untuk membangkitkan tindakan

🇵🇭Filipino

pampasigla

anumang nakakaganyak na impormasyon o kaganapan; kumikilos upang pukawin ang pagkilos

🇲🇾Malay

rangsangan

sebarang maklumat atau peristiwa yang merangsang; bertindak untuk membangkitkan tindakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التحفيز

أي معلومات أو حدث محفز؛ أفعال لإثارة الفعل

🇮🇷Persian

محرک

هرگونه اطلاعات یا رویداد محرک؛ برای برانگیختن کنش عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

uyarıcı

herhangi bir teşvik edici bilgi veya olay; eylem uyandırmak için hareket eder

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְחִיפָה

כל מידע או אירוע מעורר; פועל לעורר פעולה

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The primary meaning of 'stimulus' is 'any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action'.

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Using 'stimulus' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'stimulus' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'stimulus' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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