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View synonyms for horripilation
horripilation
[ haw-rip-uh-ley-shuhn, ho- ]
horripilation
/ hɒˌrɪpɪˈleɪʃən /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of horripilation1
First recorded in 1650–60; from Late Latin horripilātiōn- (stem of horripilātiō ); horripilate, -ion
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Word History and Origins
Origin of horripilation1
C17: from Late Latin horripilātiō a bristling, from Latin horrēre to stand on end + pilus hair
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Example Sentences
The boy who saved her, the boy with the jolly tongue in his head, humorous amid the “horripilation,” had addressed it as Dad.
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It seemed by its thorns to be in a state of perpetual horripilation, and by its roaming black antelopes to be rolling its eyes.
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But, suddenly, through all the horripilation there seemed to shine a light.
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