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frisson

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɹiː.sɔ̃ː/Part of speech nounSorted finorssStarts with FEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

Word origin

Borrowed from French frisson.

Used in a sentence

  • I felt a frisson just as they were about to announce the winner in my category.
  • As a perversion of freedom it was, like any perversion, erotic; as alienation it carried the frisson of having just missed the brass ring, a sensation that always brought one back for more.
  • Whenever the villain's theme played in the movie I felt a sudden frisson down my back.

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