hair raising
Extremely frightening experience
Hair-raising describes something that causes fear, excitement, or shock intense enough to make the hairs on your body stand on end—a real physiological response to terror or thrill.
The term applies to frightening experiences, close calls, and suspenseful stories: a hair-raising escape from the burning building, The roller coaster's first drop was absolutely hair-raising.
Also spelled hairraising or hair raising.
Extreme, overwhelming fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- eerieDisturbingly strange
spine-tingling · chilling · macabre · ghoulish · spooky · nightmare · haunting · petrifying
Looping amusement track vehicle
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- bungeeElastic cord with hooks
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
adrenaline · death-defying · white-knuckle · breathtaking · exhilarating · heart-pounding · near-miss · freefall
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
eerie · spine-tingling · chilling · macabre · ghoulish · spooky · nightmare · haunting · petrifying · blood-curdling
rollercoaster
Looping amusement track vehicle
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- bungeeElastic cord with hooks
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
cliffhanger · adrenaline · death-defying · white-knuckle · breathtaking · exhilarating · heart-pounding · near-miss · freefall · extreme
- body reactionssweating, blushing, shiver, goosebumps, twitch
- body responsesfight, flight, shivering, freeze, goosebumps
- creepy feelingseeriness, spookiness, creepiness, dread, foreboding
- horrorhorror, terror, fear, dread, haunted
- stress reactionspanic, fear, fright, terror, horror
hair raisingcalming
Inducing a settled state
soothing · relaxing · tranquil · peaceful · reassuring
hair, raising, hairs, haired, hairy, hairier, hairiest, hairiness, hairless