horripilation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation

Borrowed from Late Latin horripilatio, horripilationem.

His skin contracted in a tense horripilation. — Changeling, and Other Stories, Donn Byrne
The poor boy, whose fingers, nose, and ears had become extremely pale, was at first seized with slight shiverings, horripilations, and tremblings. — The Mysterious Island, Jules Verne

pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin

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