frisson.
a shiver caused by cold or fever
Meaning & usage
a shiver caused by cold or fever
a shiver or thrill of fright that can be strangely pleasurable, as when reading good horror fiction
an experience of intense excitement
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Late Latin *frīctiōnem, from Latin frīgeō (“to be cold”). Unrelated to the Classical Latin frictiō, borrowed as French friction.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.