Horripilation

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Horripilation \Hor*rip`i*la"tion\, n. [L. horripilatio, fr.
     horripilare to bristle; horrere to bristle + pilus the hair:
     cf. F. horripilation.] (Med.)
     A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body,
     resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  horripilation
       n : reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or
           emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: {pilomotor
           reflex}, {gooseflesh}, {goose bump}, {goose pimple}, {goose
           skin}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "horripilation":
     ache, aching, agitation, broken ground, broken water, chilblains,
     chill, chilliness, chilling, chills of fear, chop, cold creeps,
     cold shivers, cold sweat, corduroy, corduroy road, corrugation,
     creeps, cryopathy, disquiet, disquietude, dithers, duck bumps,
     fear and trembling, frostbite, goose bumps, goose pimples,
     gooseflesh, heartquake, inquietude, jimjams, kibe, lop,
     nervousness, palpitation, perturbation, quaking, quiver of terror,
     ripple, rough, sandpaper, shivering, shivers, sweat,
     thrill of fear, trepidation, trepidity, uneasiness, washboard