frisson
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
/ˈfɹiː.sɔ̃ː/
(UK)
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/ˈfɹiː.sɔ̃ː/ (UK) · /fɹiˈsoʊn/ (US) · /fɹiˈsõʊn/ (US)
Definition of frisson
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A sudden surge of excitement.
“I felt a frisson just as they were about to announce the winner in my category.”
“As a perversion of freedom it was, like any perversion, erotic; as alienation it carried the frisson of having just missed the brass ring, a sensation that always brought one back for more.”
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noun
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A sudden surge of excitement.
“I felt a frisson just as they were about to announce the winner in my category.”
“As a perversion of freedom it was, like any perversion, erotic; as alienation it carried the frisson of having just missed the brass ring, a sensation that always brought one back for more.”
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A shiver; a thrill.
“Whenever the villain's theme played in the movie I felt a sudden frisson down my back.”
“All the Crichton books depend to a certain extent on a little frisson of fear and suspense: that’s what kept you turning the pages.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from French frisson.
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