frisson
Noun
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An almost pleasurable sensation of fright (synset 107535351)
"a frisson of surprise shot through him"is a type of: fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
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