| \free-SOHN; Fr. free-SAWN\ | noun
1. a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill: The movie offers the viewer the occasional frisson of seeing a character in mortal danger. | | Quotes | More likely, "frisson" is to be taken figuratively, referring to shivers that are the result of strong emotion.
-- Emile Talbot, Reading Nelligan, 2003 | | Origin | | Frisson entered English in 1770s from the French word for "shiver" or "shudder." | |
