weirding out
Making someone uncomfortable
Weirding out is making someone uncomfortable through strange or unsettling behavior: You're weirding me out with that stare.
To be weirded out is to feel creeped out or unsettled: I was weirded out by the whole experience.
The construction treats weird as a verb, a relatively recent development in casual speech.
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
- uncanny valleyEerie near-realism response
- eerieDisturbingly strange
- creeping outCausing uneasy discomfort
- bad vibesInstinctive discomfort signal
awkwardness · subversion · discomfort · getting under skin · goosebumps · cognitive dissonance · alienation · unease · shivers · curiosity · social anxiety · nervous laughter · taboo · bewilderment · faux pas · miscommunication · social cues · overthinking
weirding outreassuring
Restoring calm or confidence
comforting · calming · soothing · relaxing · settling
weirding outcharming
Pleasantly attractive in manner
normalizing · familiarizing · fitting in · winning over · disarming
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