creepiness


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creep·y

 (krē′pē)
adj. creep·i·er, creep·i·est Informal
1. Of or producing a sensation of uneasiness or fear, as of things crawling on one's skin: a creepy feeling; a creepy story.
2. Annoyingly unpleasant; repulsive: the creepy kids next door.

creep′i·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.creepiness - an uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin
tactile sensation, tactual sensation, touch sensation, feeling, touch - the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling"
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Translations
شعور القَـشْتعَـريره
děsivost
uhygge
óhugnanlegheit
desivosť
tüyler ürperticilik

creep2

(kriːp) noun
(slang) a disgusting person. Leave her alone, you creep.
ˈcreeper noun
a creeping plant.
ˈcreepy adjective
causing feelings of fear etc. The house is rather creepy at night.
ˈcreepily adverb
ˈcreepiness noun
ˌcreepy-ˈcrawlyplural ˌcreepy-ˈcrawlies noun
a small creeping insect.
creep up on
to approach slowly and stealthily. Old age creeps up on us all.
make someone's flesh creep
to scare or horrify someone.
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Questions regarding whether the creepiness Alice experiences can be attributed to the house's tragic backstory, the house itself, or some supernatural entity are unresolved as the book lurches toward an unexpected but rewarding conclusion.
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However, at times it does lack tension; at no point do you feel that Tilly and her sidekick Oskar are in any genuine peril, despite the creepiness of the dour Enoch Chalk, who appears to be following them, and them being faced with the beheading-happy Queen of Hearts.
However, at times, it does lack tension; at no point do you feel that Tilly and her sidekick Oskar are in any genuine peril, despite the creepiness of the dour Enoch Chalk, who appears to be following them, and them being faced with the beheading-happy Queen of Hearts.
THERE'S a demonic creepiness to this slowburning supernatural horror which doubles as a tormented exploration of a very dysfunctional family.
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But for me, the creepiness was the one area where the story fell down.
Listening to this excellent performance by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Tecwyn Evans, one also detected a creepiness and a worrying sense of threat to the music.