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FRISSON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does frisson mean?
• FRISSON (noun)
The noun FRISSON has 1 sense:
1. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
Familiarity information: FRISSON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An almost pleasurable sensation of fright
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
chill; frisson; quiver; shiver; shudder; thrill; tingle
Context example:
a frisson of surprise shot through him
Hypernyms ("frisson" is a kind of...):
fear; fearfulness; fright (an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight))
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