horripilation
- noun
- /ˌhɔːrɪpɪˈleɪʃən/
- Archaic
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horripilación
- The sudden chill in the air made his horripilation an involuntary response.
Examples
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She felt a wave of fear that caused her horripilation as she walked through the dark alley.
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With this discharge—which occurs either as a humoral emission (tears) or a thermal one (horripilation, shivering)—preexisting accruals of emotions are also eliminated.
Academic text (2004) -
Watching the scary movie gave him horripilation from head to toe.
Synonyms
38
3.9
A small raised spot on the skin when someone feels cold, scared, or excited
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3.0
A small raised spot on your skin when you feel cold, scared, or excited
2
3.7
A small raised bump on the skin that appears when you feel cold, afraid, or have strong feelings
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7.8
Small bumps on your skin when you feel cold, afraid, or excited
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7.7
An automatic body reaction that makes hairs stand up when you are cold, scared, or your skin is irritated
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4.1
Small raised bumps on the skin when you are cold or scared
Small raised bumps on the skin that appear when you feel cold, afraid, or excited
Antonyms
How Hair-Raising
- Archaic
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3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
horripilation = horripilate (opaque) = horri + pil + ation
The base word 'horripilate' is not commonly known, and the connection to 'pile' is not intuitive.
Etymology
The word horripilation comes from Latin parts horrere meaning 'to bristle' and pilus meaning 'hair'. So, like the word horror, it pictures your hairs 'standing up' when you are cold or scared, and it means 'goosebumps'.