cold sweat

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cold sweat noun

Perspiration which feels chilly to the person perspiring, and which indicates debilitating illness, shock, or the experiencing of an intense emotion such as despair, anxiety, or, especially, fear.

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bloody sweat sweats death-damp chills diaphoresis hidrosis sweat sudoresis ischidrosis hypohidrosis panidrosis panhidrosis hypertranspiration cryesthesia chromidrosis haematidrosis

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