frisson
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
frisson (plural frissons)
- A sudden surge of excitement.
- I felt a frisson just as they were about to announce the winner in my category.
- A shiver, a thrill.
- Whenever the villain's theme played in the movie I felt a sudden frisson down my back.
Translations
a sudden surge of excitement
a shiver
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French
Etymology
From Late Latin *frīctiō, from Latin frīgeō (“to be cold”). Unrelated to the Classical Latin frictiō, borrowed as French friction.
Pronunciation
Noun
frisson m (plural frissons)
- A shiver or thrill of fright that can be strangely pleasurable, as when reading good horror fiction.
- An experience of intense excitement.
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Further reading
- “frisson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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