Frisson

frisson \free-SOHN\, noun:
A moment of intense excitement; a shudder; an emotional thrill.

When we think a story hasn't been invented, there's an extra frisson in reading it.
-- "Too true," Independent, April 12, 1998


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My comment:

Damnit, I could really use a good dose of some frisson, about now.

Hey I will consider it a blessing, even if it is only diet frisson, or lite frisson!

Ahhh . . . so refreshing!