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

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 Hornibrook
  • But, 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-lāshən, hŏ- ]

n.

The bristling of body hair, as from cold; goose bumps.