hair-raiser

Definitions of hair-raiser
  1. noun
    excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones
    “the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser”
    synonyms: chiller
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    type of:
    excitation, excitement
    something that agitates and arouses
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