creeps
- noun
- /kriːps/
- Informal
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escalofríos
- Or as we measure the creep, what does this mean about stress relaxation?
Not a lot of research has been done on that feeling the creeps.
- Not a lot of research has been done on that feeling the creeps.
- Elliott was disconcerted by his new secretary at Faber and Faber, Valerie Fletcher, who gives me the creeps.
Examples
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I don't know if that by this point, the listener or the creeps would notice that we're doing ads.
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Or for all my creeps out there, you can buy a reverse peephole viewer.
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Yeah, all the creeps will be at home with their VR helmets touching each other's cartoon nipples.
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THIS PLACE GIVES ME THE CREEPS.
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And then since this creeping feeling of dread as you realize that there's no overlap between those two lists.
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And you talked about and, and Tobias picked this up about the problem of kind of empathy creep or empathy waning.
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I DON'T FUCKING CARE, THIS PLACE GIVES ME THE CREEPS, ALL RIGHT?
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THAT THEODORE GAVE ME A SERIOUS CASE OF THE CREEPS.
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IT EVEN GIVES ME THE CREEPS.
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The dark, abandoned house gave me a feeling of fear and revulsion, a real case of the creeps.
Synonyms
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1.0
An unpleasant feeling of being afraid because something seems dangerous
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2.1
A very strong feeling of fear, shock, or disgust
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4.0
A sudden shiver of fear or excitement
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6.3
A strong feeling of disgust at something very unpleasant
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5.3
An unpleasant feeling of fear or unease, like insects crawling on your skin
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6.2
A strong feeling of dislike and disgust
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8.8
A strong nervous feeling that makes you uncomfortable
A nervous, uncomfortable feeling caused by something scary or strange
A feeling of nervous discomfort when something feels unpleasant or scary
A feeling that someone or something is strange and makes you feel unsafe
A sudden feeling of fear that makes you shiver
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Creeps meaning a feeling of fear comes from the verb creep, meaning 'to move slowly along the ground'; picture something crawling on your skin and you can see why something frightening or disgusting 'gives you the creeps'.