horripilation
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin horripilatio, horripilationem.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]horripilation (countable and uncountable, plural horripilations)
- A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.
- Synonyms: goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, goose flesh, piloerection, pilomotor reflex
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]bristling of the hair — see also goose bump
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