horripilation

hor·rip·i·la·tion  (hô-rp-lshn, h-)

n.

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

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[Late Latin horripilti, horripiltin-, from Latin horripiltus, past participle of horripilre, to bristle with hairs : horrre, to tremble + pilre, to grow hair (from pilus, hair).]

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hor·ripi·late v.

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horripilation

the raising of the hairs on the skin as a response to cold or fear; goose bumps or goose pimples.

See also: Cold, Fear, Skin

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

horripilation - reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, goosebump, gooseflesh, pilomotor reflex inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus