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horripilation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hor-rip-i-la-tion
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin horripilatio, horripilationem.

Usage

Inflected Forms

horripilations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

horripilate horripilatory horror

Synonyms

goose bump goose pimple goose skin goose flesh piloerection pilomotor reflex gooseflesh goosebump

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

What does horripilation mean?
A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.
Where does horripilation come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin horripilatio, horripilationem.

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