Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic)Something which scares or causes fear; something hair-raising.

More definitions
  • excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones

Origin

From hair-raising + -er.

From hair-raising + -er.

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Forms

plural: hair-raisers

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones:chiller

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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