gooseflesh

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A peculiar roughness of the skin produced by cold or fear, in which the hair follicles become erect and form bumps on the skin; - called also goose skin, goose pimples, goose bumps.

Noun

1.

gooseflesh - reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation Synonyms: goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation, pilomotor reflex

goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, pilomotor reflex, reflex, unconditioned reflex