horripilation

Meanings

Plural: horripilations

Noun

reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin horripilatio, horripilationem.

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 0

horripilation is not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
horripilation is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
horripilation is not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

horripilation is not valid in Words With Friends