creep out

verb

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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Meanings

verbcreep out (third-person singular simple present creeps out, present participle creeping out, simple past and past participle creeped out or (nonstandard) crept out)

present singular third person creeps out · participle present creeping out · participle past creeped out · past creeped out · nonstandard participle past crept out · nonstandard past crept out

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

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

Origin

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 讓……毛骨悚然 /让……毛骨悚然
  • 讓……毛骨悚然 /让……毛骨悚然 (ràng... máogǔsǒngrán)make uncomfortable
Danish give myrekryb (nogen)
  • give myrekryb (nogen)make uncomfortable
Finnish pelottaa
  • pelottaamake uncomfortable
Hungarian borsódzik tőle a háta
  • borsódzik tőle a hátamake uncomfortable
Polish przyprawiać o ciarki, przyprawić o ciarki
  • przyprawiać o ciarkimake uncomfortable
  • przyprawić o ciarkimake uncomfortable
Portuguese arrepiar, assustar
  • arrepiarmake uncomfortable
  • assustarmake uncomfortable
Spanish asustar, dar escalofríos
  • asustarmake uncomfortable
  • dar escalofríosmake uncomfortable
Cite this entry
APA

creep out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creep%20out

MLA

“creep out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creep%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creep out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creep%20out.

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