heightened

condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action n

n condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action n a warning serves to make you more alert to danger n an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger v warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

a state of heightened physiological activity n

A modification of the voice sounds, by which they are intensified and heightened in pitch

be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity v