| NOUN | act | horripilation, pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin | reflex erection of hairs / hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation |
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| Meaning | reflex erection of hairs / hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation. | |
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| Synonyms | pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin | |
| Broader | reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction | An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
| Spanish | carne de gallina, escalofrío, piel de gallina | |
| Catalan | pell de gallina, pilomotor reflex | |
| Verbs | horripilate | cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps |
| horripilate | have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps | |
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