frisson

Noun

Meaning

an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Examples

To the seeker after the new, or the sensational, to those who expect a sinister frisson from modern music, it is my melancholy duty to point out that all the bomb throwing and guillotining has already taken place. Constant Lambert

Was it frisson when you saw a guy smile and it made your heart act all weird? Meg Cabot

As a columnist, I realize that whatever amount of corruption I expose, half my readers will block it out, although they may get a frisson of joy in the process. Margaret Carlson

a frisson of surprise shot through him Source: Internet

However James impressed some critics, with the Daily Telegraph writing: 'The actress’s very modern mix of vulnerability and mettle brings a sexual frisson not only to her relationship with Hammer’s Maxim, but 1930s Cornwall full stop.' Source: Internet

If it had just imitated the emotion of the lyrics, it would have been pretty ordinary, but sometimes the music is quite opposite and I think that frisson produces something.” Source: Internet

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