horripilation

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Noun

horripilation

1. A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.

Synonyms

• goose bumps
• goose pimples
• goose skin
• goose flesh
• piloerection
• pilomotor reflex

Related terms

• horripilate
• horripilatory
• horror

Translations

• Russian: гуси́ная ко́жа
• Spanish: escalofríos

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