skeeved

Feeling creeped out

Skeeved means disgusted or creeped out, usually by something perceived as unclean or unsettling: I'm totally skeeved by public restrooms.

The word comes from Italian American slang and remains most common in the northeastern United States.

To be skeeved out intensifies the revulsion: The whole situation skeeved me out.

disgust

revolted

Rose in opposition

disgusted · squicked · repelled · appalled · horrified · disturbed · offended · skeezy · sleazy · grimy

unease

uncomfortable

Causing unease or distress

nervous · apprehensive · disquieted · disturbed · bothered · troubled · squirmy · fidgety · on-edge · tense

aversion

repugnance

Intense distaste or disgust

antipathy · abhorrence · detestation · dislike · disdain · contempt · avoidance · recoil · shrinking · withdrawal

Opposites
emotional reaction

skeevedcharmed

Pleased or bewitched

delighted · attracted · enchanted · captivated · enticed

comfort/ease

skeevedat ease

Relaxed, not tense

comfortable · relaxed · reassured · unbothered · unfazed

Phrases
Family

skeevy, skeeve

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