frisson

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noun

an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
• Syn:
shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle
• Derivationally related forms:
tingle (for: tingle), thrill (for: thrill), shuddery (for: shudder), shivery (for: shiver), shiver (for: shiver)
• Hypernyms:
fear, fearfulness, fright