FRISSON - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

Example: a frisson of surprise shot through him

Categories: Fear, Fearfulness, Fright

• Designers create frisson—a sudden thrill—by arranging visual or musical tension that resolves in surprising ways.

The word "frisson" was borrowed from French frisson.

friction – A related word in the same word family.

English has both Germanic and French words for the same things—'begin' vs 'commence', 'help' vs 'assist'.