creepy
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creepy
- /ˈkɹiːpi/ UK
- /ˈkɹipi/ US
Rhymes with -iːpi
adjective creepier · creepiest
- Moving by creeping along. creepy-crawlies
- Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin. creepy ghosts
- Causing discomfort or repulsion due to strange or eccentric behavior.
- Causing discomfort through exhibiting sexually inappropriate behavior. That creepy old man keeps leering at me!
- Feeling an uneasy fearful sensation; creeped out. “I felt creepy and afraid,” continued the other, with conviction. “I had the sensation of being seen by someone—as if someone, I mean, was watching me. […]
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Closest in meaning: alarming, crawly, crawler, lame, startling, horrid, tacky, fright, twisted, screw-up, worried, lowlife, dark, dirty, shite, spooky
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adj producing a fearful sensation
| Español | espeluznante, escalofriante, dar miedito |
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| 日本語 | 気持ち悪い kimochiwarui, 気味悪い kimiwarui |
| 中文 | 詭異 /诡异 guǐyì, 嚇人 /吓人 xiàrén, 恐怖 kǒngbù |
| Português | horripilante |
| Français | angoissant, flippant |
| Deutsch | gruselig, schaurig, schauerlich, unheimlich |
| Italiano | angosciante, inquietante |
| Русский | жу́ткий žútkij, броса́ющий в дрожь brosájuščij v drožʹ, вызыва́ющий мура́шки vyzyvájuščij muráški, противный protivnyj, гадкий gadkij, гадливый gadlivyj |
| Tiếng Việt | đáng sợ, kinh khủng, khủng khiếp, ghê gớm |
| العربية | مفزع |
adj causing discomfort or repulsion
| Español | inquietante, incomodador, incomodante |
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| 中文 | 嚇人 /吓人 xiàrén, 恐怖 kǒngbù |
| Français | flippant |
| Deutsch | abstoßend, widerlich, gruselig |
| Русский | крипо́вый kripóvyj |
| Tiếng Việt | kinh tởm |
| العربية | مخيف |
adj feeling an uneasy fearful sensation
| Русский | крипо́вый kripóvyj |
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title = {creepy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/creepy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
