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frisson

frisson

English

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

Finnish: väristys (fi)

Italian: eccitamento (it) m, scombussolamento m

a shiver

Finnish: väristys (fi)
Italian: brivido (it)

Polish: dreszcz (pl) m
Russian: дрожь (ru) f ‎(drožʹ)

French

Etymology

From Latin frīgeō ‎(“to be cold”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fʁi.sɔ̃/

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.

Anagrams

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