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"text": "creepy ghosts"
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"(informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin."
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"sense": "strangely repulsive",
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"word": "嚇人"
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"sense": "strangely repulsive",
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"word": "abstoßend"
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"word": "widerlich"
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"word": "temible"
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"sense": "strangely repulsive",
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"text": "That creepy old man keeps leering at me!"
},
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"ref": "2022, Scott Bell, Pest Cemetery, page 235",
"text": "\"He doesn't look creepy,\" I said. \"Kind of nerdy, in a harmless way.\n\"Looks can be deceiving. See that camera? He was always going around with that camera, snapping pictures. Some girls caught him trying to get 'up skirt' shots while they sat at their desks.[…]\"",
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"(informal, especially) Causing discomfort through exhibiting sexually inappropriate behaviour."
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"ref": "1920, Algernon Blackwood, First Hate",
"text": "“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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"(informal, uncommon) Feeling an uneasy fearful sensation; creeped out."
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"roman": "predizvikvašt trǎpki",
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
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"word": "詭異"
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "诡异"
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"word": "嚇人"
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "griezelig"
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "karmiva"
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"word": "unheimlich"
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "hátborzongató"
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "rémisztő"
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "kísérteties"
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "hrollvekjandi"
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"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "fuarú"
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "aisteach"
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"_dis1": "2 46 3 3 45",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "angosciante"
},
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "inquietante"
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"roman": "kimochiwarui",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "気持ち悪い"
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"_dis1": "2 46 3 3 45",
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"roman": "kimiwarui",
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"code": "km",
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"roman": "kuor aoy khlach",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "គួរឱ្យខ្លាច"
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"roman": "kuor aoy phyokhlach",
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"word": "គួរឱ្យភ័យខ្លាច"
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
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"roman": "žútkij",
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"word": "жу́ткий"
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"_dis1": "2 46 3 3 45",
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"roman": "brosájuščij v drožʹ",
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"roman": "vyzyvájuščij muráški",
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"word": "вызыва́ющий мура́шки"
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"roman": "ottalkivajuščij",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "отталкивающий"
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"roman": "straxoljudnyj",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "страхолюдный"
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "uaigealta"
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{
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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"word": "èiginneach"
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"word": "espeluznante"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
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"code": "th",
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "น่ากลัว"
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"roman": "Ǹā k̄hnluk",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
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"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "đáng sợ"
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"(informal, uncommon) Feeling an uneasy fearful sensation; creeped out."
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pǎlzjašt",
"sense": "moving by creeping along",
"word": "пълзящ"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "moving by creeping along",
"word": "kriechend"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polzučij",
"sense": "moving by creeping along",
"word": "ползучий"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "مفزع"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "beldurgarria"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "predizvikvašt trǎpki",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "предизвикващ тръпки"
},
{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "esborronador"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "aborronador"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "詭異"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "guǐyì",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "诡异"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "嚇人"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiàrén",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "吓人"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kǒngbù",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "恐怖"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "griezelig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "karmiva"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "angoissant"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "flippant"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "gruselig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "schaurig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "schauerlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "unheimlich"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "hátborzongató"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "rémisztő"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "kísérteties"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "félelmetes"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "hrollvekjandi"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "fuarú"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "aisteach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "angosciante"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "inquietante"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kimochiwarui",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "気持ち悪い"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kimiwarui",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "気味悪い"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kuor aoy khlach",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "គួរឱ្យខ្លាច"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kuor aoy phyokhlach",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "គួរឱ្យភ័យខ្លាច"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mórničav",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "мо́рничав"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "kóšmaren",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "ко́шмарен"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "strášen",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "стра́шен"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "horripilante"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "žútkij",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "жу́ткий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brosájuščij v drožʹ",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "броса́ющий в дрожь"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyzyvájuščij muráški",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "вызыва́ющий мура́шки"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "protivnyj",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "противный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gadkij",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "гадкий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gadlivyj",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "гадливый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ottalkivajuščij",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "отталкивающий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "straxoljudnyj",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "страхолюдный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otpugivajuščij",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "отпугивающий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "košmarnyj",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "кошмарный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "košmarnyj",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "кошмарный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "strašennyj",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "страшенный"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "uaigealta"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "èiginneach"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "espeluznante"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "kuslig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "obehaglig"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "nâa-gluua",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "น่ากลัว"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "Ǹā k̄hnluk",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "น่าขนลุก"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "ürpertici"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "đáng sợ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "kinh khủng"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "khủng khiếp"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "producing a fearful sensation",
"word": "ghê gớm"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zlovešt",
"sense": "feeling an uneasy fearful sensation",
"word": "зловещ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "strangely repulsive",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "مخيف"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "strangely repulsive",
"word": "嚇人"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiàrén",
"sense": "strangely repulsive",
"word": "吓人"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kǒngbù",
"sense": "strangely repulsive",
"word": "恐怖"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "strangely repulsive",
"word": "kammottava"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "strangely repulsive",
"word": "flippant"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "strangely repulsive",
"word": "abstoßend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "strangely repulsive",
"word": "widerlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "strangely repulsive",
"word": "gruselig"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "strangely repulsive",
"word": "temible"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "strangely repulsive",
"word": "perturbador"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "strangely repulsive",
"word": "inquietante"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "strangely repulsive",
"word": "kuslig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "strangely repulsive",
"word": "obehaglig"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Creepy (disambiguation)"
],
"word": "creepy"
}
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