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frisson

Pronunciation: /fʁi.sɔ̃/

“frisson” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a shiver caused by cold or fever
  2. a shiver or thrill of fright that can be strangely pleasurable, as when reading good horror fiction
  3. an experience of intense excitement

In French

  1. Tremblement causé par le froid ou la fièvre.
  2. Saisissement qui naît de la peur, de la répulsion, de l’horreur, ou au contraire de l’admiration, de l’enthousiasme.
  3. Sensation d’émotions légères et même agréables.
  4. Léger tremblement, frémissement d'une chose.

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin *frīctiōnem, from Latin frīgeō (“to be cold”). Unrelated to the Classical Latin frictiō, borrowed as French friction.

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