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Word of the Day for Sunday, November 9, 2008horripilation \haw-rip-uh-LAY-shuhn; ho-\, noun: the act or process of the hair bristling on the skin, as from cold or fear; goose flesh There are a few things capable of sending an icy horripilation through even the bravest man. This is not to say that the horripilation Iran's nuclear programme inspires is unjustified; nor is it to claim that no other state would seek to develop or maintain nuclear weapons if the official nuclear powers gave theirs up. Whether you're a skeptic or a believer, Celebrity Paranormal Project is fascinating as a demonstration of physiological fear: dilated pupils, nausea, shallow breathing, horripilation, the mind-twisting power of expectation. by 1623, from Latin horripilatio, from horripilare "to bristle" + pilus "hair" | |||||||||
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