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horripilar.

to horrify, horripilate, give the creeps

10 characters4 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[u.ri.piˈla]Central, Northern[o.ri.piˈla]Balearic, Northwestern[o.ri.piˈlaɾ]Valencia
  1. to horrify, horripilate, give the creeps

    transitive
  2. to be creeped out, horrified

    pronominal
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Late Latin horripilāre.

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