creep out

English

Verb

creep out (third-person singular simple present creeps out, present participle creeping out, simple past and past participle creeped out or (nonstandard) crept out)

1. (informal, transitive) To make (someone) uncomfortable or afraid; to give (someone) the creeps.

   Hyponym: weird out

   That janitor who's always talking about blood creeps me out.

Related terms

• creeper
• creepy

 

Translations

make uncomfortable

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 讓……毛骨悚然／让……毛骨悚然 (ràng... máogǔsǒngrán)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: pelottaa (fi)
• Hungarian: borsódzik tőle a háta
• Polish: przyprawiać o ciarki impf, przyprawić o ciarki pf
• Portuguese: arrepiar (pt), assustar (pt)
• Spanish: asustar (es), dar (es) escalofríos

Anagrams

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