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horripilation

N การ ทำให้ ขนลุก (จาก ความ หนาวเย็น หรือ ความกลัว  เป็นต้น 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HORRIPILATION

Hor *rip `i *la "tion, n. Etym: [L. horripilatio, fr. horripilare to bristle; horrere to bristle + pilus the hair: cf. F. horripilation. ] (Med. )

 

Defn: A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

horripilation

hor rip i la tion |hôˌripəˈlāSHən, hə -hɔˌrɪpəˈleɪʃən | noun literary the erection of hairs on the skin due to cold, fear, or excitement. DERIVATIVES hor rip i late |hôˈripəˌlāt, hə - |verb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin horripilatio (n- ), from Latin horrere stand on end (see horrid ) + pilus hair.

 

Oxford Dictionary

horripilation

horripilation |hɒˌrɪpɪˈleɪʃ (ə )n | noun [ mass noun ] literary the erection of hairs on the skin due to cold, fear, or excitement. DERIVATIVES horripilate verb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin horripilatio (n- ), from Latin horrere stand on end (see horrid ) + pilus hair .