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creeped out

creeped out is the simple past and past participle of creep out.

Meaning of creep out

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) To make (someone) uncomfortable or afraid; to give (someone) the creeps.
    • That janitor who's always talking about blood creeps me out.

Adjective

creeped out (comparative more creeped out, superlative most creeped out)

  1. (informal) Experiencing a creepy sensation; having been weirded out.
    • “I don’t want to get myself into trouble,” he added, “but she’s very, she’s a great woman.”
      Victoria [Starmer] looked a little creeped out. Her husband might be a master Trump-wrangler, an expert at sycophancy and genuflection, but she wasn’t.2025 July 28, John Crace, “Sidekick Starmer can’t get a word in as The Donald dominates world’s most one-sided double act”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    crept out

Synonyms of creeped out

Forms of creeped out

comparativemore creeped out
superlativemost creeped out

Questions about creeped out

What does creeped out mean?
Creeped out means experiencing a creepy sensation; having been weirded out.
What is creeped out the simple past and past participle of?
Creeped out is the simple past and past participle of creep out.
What part of speech is creeped out?
Creeped out is an adjective.

Words near creeped out in the dictionary

  1. creepazoid
  2. creepazoids
  3. creepdar
  4. creeped
  5. creeped on
  6. creeped out
  7. creeper
  8. creeper gear
  9. creepered
  10. creeperless
  11. creepers

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