creep out

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creep out

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From creep + out (adverb). The past tense creeped out (instead of crept out) was possibly influenced by freaked out.

verb creeps out · creeping out · creeped out · crept out

  1. informal, transitive To make (someone) uncomfortable or afraid; to give (someone) the creeps. That janitor who's always talking about blood creeps me out.

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verb make uncomfortable

Españolasustar, dar escalofríos
中文讓……毛骨悚然 /让……毛骨悚然 ràng... máogǔsǒngrán
Portuguêsarrepiar, assustar

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@misc{creep_out_2026,
  title = {creep out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/creep%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}