Noun: frisson free'soÑ [N. Amer], 'free,soÑ or 'fri,són [Brit]- An almost pleasurable sensation of fright
"a frisson of surprise shot through him";
- shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill [literary], tingle
Derived forms: frissons
Type of: fear, fearfulness, fright
Encyclopedia: Frisson