frisson

fris·son  (fr-s)

n. pl. fris·sons (-sz, -s)

A moment of intense excitement; a shudder: The story's ending arouses a frisson of terror.

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[French, from Old French fricons, pl. of fricon, a trembling, from Vulgar Latin *frcti, *frctin-, from Latin frgre, to be cold.]

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frisson French [frisɔ̃]

n

a shudder or shiver; thrill

[C18 (but in common use only from C20): literally: shiver]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

frisson - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" quiver, shudder, tingle, chill, thrill, shiver fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

Translations

frisson [ˈfriːsɒn] N [of horror, fear] → repelús m; [of excitement] → escalofrío m

frisson [ˈfriːsɒn frisɔ̃] (literary) n → frisson m

frisson

n (= thrill) → Schauer m