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Horripilation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin horripilatio, horripilationem.

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