horripilation
[ haw-rip-uh-ley-shuh n, ho- ]
/ hɔˌrɪp əˈleɪ ʃən, hɒ- /
noun
a bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose bumps.
Origin of horripilation
First recorded in 1615–25,
horripilation is from the Late Latin word
horripilātiōn- (stem of
horripilātiō). See
horripilate,
-ion
Words nearby horripilation
horrific,
horrified,
horrify,
horrifying,
horripilate,
horripilation,
horror,
horror show,
horror story,
horror-struck,
horrors
Example sentences from the Web for horripilation
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 HornibrookBut, 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) /
noun physiol
a technical name for goose flesh
the erection of any short bodily hairs
Word Origin for horripilation
C17: from Late Latin
horripilātiō a bristling, from Latin
horrēre to stand on end +
pilus hair
Medical definitions for horripilation
horripilation
[ hô-rĭp′ə-lā′shən, hŏ- ]
n.
The bristling of body hair, as from cold; goose bumps.