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FRISSON

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fris⋅son

  [free-sohn; Fr. free-sawn]
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–noun, plural -sons  [-sohnz; Fr. -sawn] .
a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill: The movie offers the viewer the occasional frisson of seeing a character in mortal danger.
Origin:
1770–80; < F: shiver, shudder, OF friçons (pl.) < LL frictiōnem, acc. of frictiō shiver (taken as deriv. of frīgēre to be cold), L: massage, friction
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fris·son   (frē-sōɴ')   
n.   pl. fris·sons (-sōɴz', -sōɴ')
A moment of intense excitement; a shudder: The story's ending arouses a frisson of terror.

[French, from Old French fricons, pl. of fricon, a trembling, from Vulgar Latin *frīctiō, *frīctiōn-, from Latin frīgēre, to be cold.]
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