giving someone the creeps
Making skin crawl
To give someone the creeps is to make them feel uneasy or mildly frightened, as though something is subtly wrong: That abandoned house gives me the creeps.
The feeling suggests instinctive revulsion or distrust rather than outright fear—a sense that something is off about a person, place, or situation.
Someone who causes this feeling is creepy.
- haunted houseDwelling believed spirit-inhabited
- shiversInvoluntary bodily trembling
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- uncanny valleyEerie near-realism response
- fearEmotional response to threat
goosebumps · anxiety · fight or flight · avoidance · ghost stories · dark alley · dread · stranger danger · too close · clenched fists · discomfort · gut feeling · nervousness · nervous wreck · apprehension · leering · stalker · paranoia
giving someone the creepscomforting
Giving emotional ease
soothing · reassuring · calming · relaxing · pleasant
giving someone the creepsterrifying
Evoking extreme fear
horrifying · petrifying · frightening · traumatizing · shocking
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