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perhorresco.

to tremble or shudder greatly

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[pɛ.rɔrˈreːs.koː]Classical-Latin[pe.rorˈrɛs.ko]
  1. to tremble or shudder greatly

    conjugation-3 · no-supine
  2. to recoil in terror (from)

    conjugation-3 · no-supine
  3. to dread

    conjugation-3 · no-supine · transitive
Where this word comes from

Either: * from per- (“thoroughly”) + horrēscō (“tremble, dread”); or * from perhorreō (“tremble greatly”) + -scō (inchoative).

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