Associations to the word «Frisson»

Wiktionary

FRISSON, noun. A sudden surge of excitement.
FRISSON, noun. A shiver, a thrill.

Dictionary definition

FRISSON, noun. An almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne