Etymology

horripilation

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Today it means: A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc. Full definition →

Late Latin horripilatio
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromhorripilatio
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromhorripilatio
  3. English todayhorripilation

Borrowed from Late Latin horripilatio, horripilationem.

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