Definition of "crispation" []

• The act of crisping or curling. (noun)
• The state of being crisped or curled. (noun)
• A slight involuntary muscular contraction, often producing a crawling sensation of the skin. (noun)

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• "Those people have been suffering for so long from a state of crispation at all levels (politically, economically, intellectually and culturally)."
• "Duroy sentit brusquement une sensation de froid, une sorte de crispation nerveuse, un besoin d'injurier et de gifler ce bavard."
• "This is, hopefully, the first real demonstration that a new generation of politicians has come to power and will change the habitual crispation that goes along French debates."