gave someone the creeps
Made skin crawl
To give someone the creeps is to make them feel uneasy or mildly frightened, often through something subtly wrong rather than overtly threatening.
The feeling suggests an instinctive revulsion—skin crawling, hair standing up: That old house gives me the creeps.
Something about the way he smiled gave her the creeps.
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
- hair standing upFollicles erecting involuntarily
- cold sweatFear-triggered perspiration
- uncanny valleyEerie near-realism response
- fearEmotional response to threat
shivers · anxiety · revulsion · unease · dread · jump scare · urban legends · apprehension · paranoia · heebie-jeebies · horror movies · discomfort · nervousness · haunted houses · dark alley · serial killer · dry mouth · supernatural folklore