Horripilation

Synonyms for "horripilation" (64 found)

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Closest matches (13)

Noun(4 words)

goose bump goose pimple goose skin pilomotor reflex

goose bumps goose pimples pilomotor reflex ache aching agitation broken ground broken water chilblain

Strong matches (19)

chilblains chill chilliness chilling chills of fear chop cold creeps cold shivers cold sweat corduroy corduroy road corrugation creeps cryopathy disquiet disquietude dither dithers duck bumps

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More general

8 entries

inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex physiological reaction reflex reflex action reflex response unconditioned reflex

Synonyms

6 entries

goose bumps goose flesh goose pimples goose skin piloerection pilomotor reflex

Related terms

3 entries

horripilate horripilatory horror

derived from

1 entries

related to

3 entries

horripilate horripilatory horror

Translations

7 translations across 6 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

настръхване noun (bristling of the hair — see also goose bump)

Finnish

1 entries

kananliha noun (bristling of the hair — see also goose bump)

Georgian

1 entries

დაბურძგვლა noun (bristling of the hair — see also goose bump)

Old French

1 entries

horripilation noun (bristling of the hair — see also goose bump)

Russian

1 entries

гуси́ная ко́жа noun (bristling of the hair — see also goose bump)

Spanish

2 entries

escalofríos noun (bristling of the hair — see also goose bump)
horripilación (disused) noun (bristling of the hair — see also goose bump)

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