horripilation
[ haw-rip-uh-ley-shuhn, ho- ]
noun
a bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose bumps.
Origin of horripilation
1First recorded in 1650–60; from Late Latin horripilātiōn- (stem of horripilātiō ); see horripilate, -ion
Words Nearby horripilation
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How to use horripilation in a sentence
The boy who saved her, the boy with the jolly tongue in his head, humorous amid the “horripilation,” had addressed it as Dad.
Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl | Isabel Katherine HornibrookIt seemed by its thorns to be in a state of perpetual horripilation, and by its roaming black antelopes to be rolling its eyes.
The Kath Sarit Sgara | Somadeva BhattaBut, suddenly, through all the horripilation there seemed to shine a light.
Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl | Isabel Katherine Hornibrook
British Dictionary definitions for horripilation
horripilation
/ (hɒˌrɪpɪˈleɪʃən) /
Origin of horripilation
1C17: from Late Latin horripilātiō a bristling, from Latin horrēre to stand on end + pilus hair
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