horripilation
horripilation · horripilations
гусиная кожа
A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease,…A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.
гуси́ная ко́жаgusínaja kóža
More definitions
- reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
bristling of the hair — see also goose bump:
Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin horripilatio, horripilationem.Borrowed from Late Latin horripilatio, horripilationem.
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Forms
plural: horripilations| Singular | horripilation |
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regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation:pilomotor reflexgoosefleshgoose bumpgoosebumpgoose pimplegoose skin
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable