noun
horripilation
Horripilation (noun) means a real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.
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A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin horripilatio, horripilationem.
Rhymes for horripilation
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
abortion
abrasion
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
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What is the meaning of horripilation?
"horripilation" (noun) means a real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.