creepiness
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- noun
- /ˈkripɪnəs/
:
inquietud
- Walking alone at night always gives me a feeling of creepiness as if someone is watching me.
- creepiness factor
Where you have the people who really love the horror, the creepiness, this kind of like dirty gonna roll aesthetic of like graveyards and everything.
- Where you have the people who really love the horror, the creepiness, this kind of like dirty gonna roll aesthetic of like graveyards and everything.
- There's a lot of ways to explain Epstein, including the basic creepiness of human nature, but there could be bigger explanations underlying it.
Examples
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It's not a horror novel, but it does have a creepiness factor.
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There's a lot of ways to explain Epstein, including the basic creepiness of human nature, but there could be bigger explanations underlying it.
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Never mind the creepiness factor of running over these things on a daily basis.
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And, I might add that creepiness just so happens to be one of my most powerful traits.
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In this society, men are caught in a double bind as far as "creepiness" is concerned.
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Where is the line between creepiness and non-creepiness?
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The Captain and Science Officers seem mesmerized by all the lonely creepiness.
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Despite all of this creepiness, Team Breezy insists that it's all just a coincidence.
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A New York cocktail party in the first chapter of Americana provides the usual blend of cleverness and creepiness.
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I grew up on all those 1940s and 50s war movies that projected that creepiness associated with 'Fatherland,' 'Homeland,' etc.
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Synonyms
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1.0
An unpleasant feeling of being afraid because something seems dangerous
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4.4
A feeling of worry and not being relaxed
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4.2
A feeling of discomfort or dislike
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4.1
A feeling of fear caused by something you see or hear
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7.2
A strange, quiet feeling that makes you feel afraid or uneasy
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6.0
A feeling of being uneasy or awkward
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8.8
A strong nervous feeling that makes you uncomfortable
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5.3
A strange, eerie feeling that makes you feel uneasy
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8.1
A strong feeling of fear when something is very scary
A feeling that insects are crawling on or under your skin when none are there
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 nervous, uncomfortable feeling caused by something scary or strange
A feeling of fear and dislike when you see something strange or scary
A strange, uncomfortable feeling you cannot explain
A strange, scary quality like a ghost or monster
Antonyms
How Creepy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Creepiness comes from the word creep ('to move quietly' or 'to crawl') plus the ending -ness ('state'). The picture of something quietly crawling, like an insect on your skin or a person sneaking near you, makes you feel uneasy, so creepiness means that unpleasant, uncomfortable feeling.