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Meaning of frisson in English
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/friˈsɔn/
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Noun
frisson
Etymology
late 18th century: French, ‘a shiver or thrill’
Definitions
1.
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
Examples
« a frisson of surprise shot through him »