Phrase guide

creep out

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To make (someone) uncomfortable or afraid; to give (someone) the creeps.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 讓......毛骨悚然 /让......毛骨悚然 (ràng... máogǔsǒngrán) — make uncomfortable
  • Danish: give myrekryb (nogen) — make uncomfortable
  • Finnish: pelottaa — make uncomfortable
  • Hungarian: borsódzik tőle a háta — make uncomfortable
  • Polish: przyprawiać o ciarki — make uncomfortable
  • Polish: przyprawić o ciarki — make uncomfortable
  • Portuguese: arrepiar — make uncomfortable
  • Portuguese: assustar — make uncomfortable
  • Spanish: asustar — make uncomfortable
  • Spanish: dar escalofríos — make uncomfortable