Whats A Word I Can Use Instead Of Creeped Out

What's the female equivalent for the word 'creep'?

Bunny-boilerA male creep is someone who imposes a false intimacy on someone else. The extreme of this behaviour (whatever the sex of the person) is stalking. But someone who uses ‘we’ when there is no ‘we’ is just a bit ….creepy. “We really don’t want you walking home alone, do we?” Shudder. Creepy also means unsettling or scary, and creepy behaviour is slightly scary although we often can’t put our finger on why.In the 1987 film, Fatal Attraction, a woman imposes herself into the life of a man after a weekend fling. When her advances are spurned, she becomes threatening and then violent. But the most awful moment is when she creeps into the man’s house, steals the pet rabbit, and boils it on the stove. Bunny-boiler has been used as a euphemism ever since for a woman who seems like the sort of woman who could become a stalker. A female creep.

What is the Russian word for creepy?

Well, since "creepy" ( and "creep") is more of a slang term to describe a person with obsessive, quirky, or perverted tendencies, I would use the word "стрёмный".It's just creepy - Это стрёмно.He's a creepy guy - Он стрёмный парень.Creepy apartment with creepy occupants - Cтрёмная квартира со стрёмными жильцами.

Do people use the word "creepy" far too much?

Probably. It is the single worst characterization one can claim a guy is. If a guy is "creepy" then he is going to be socially ostracized by everyone. No women will date a man her friends think is creepy and no men will hang out with a creepy guy because it will make them creepy by extension. It is far worse than "douchebag," "asshole," etc. I don't think there is an equivalent characterization for women. Maybe there is a word that, if a woman is characterized as such, she will immediately become a social outcast. Maybe "slut." But I think it's worse than "slut."When you're dealing with a word with that much social power it should be used sparingly, and it's not. There are definitely guys who deserve that identifier. But it tends to be used for guys who are just socially awkward or not very good at expressing themselves, and are otherwise harmless. To claim the guy with aspergers has behaved in a way justifying a label that gets him socially ostracized is incredibly cruel.

What's the difference between the words scary, creepy, unsettling, horrifying, terrifying and disturbing? English is my second language and I am wondering about the differences.

What a great question! For English speakers, these differences are very intuitive, but also very important. It’s difficult to explain, so I made quick infographics!All of the words address FEAR. I would say the subtle differences exist in the amounts of danger and revulsion the speaker is trying to communicate. Broadly, danger = physical harm to you; revulsion = disgust, usually associated with physical or mental harm to others (gore or dehumanization). I used danger and revulsion as axes on a graph, then tried to give examples of each major intersection (i.e. Falling off a building is maximum danger, minimal revulsion). I then tried to map each word accordingly. See:Some observations:Horrifying is perhaps the hardest to pin down, as it describes maximal states of both danger and disgust pretty much independently of each other. Context is the only clue. That said, common usage tends to SLIGHTLY favor maximal disgust, while defaulting to terrifying for the “heart attack” moments of max danger.Unsettling and disturbing are in most cases synonyms, except in instances of relative calm. Situations that are neither dangerous nor disgusting but still give you unease are NOT disturbing… bthey are unsettling or eerie (my own addition).Scary is perhaps the second most flexible adjective in the vernacular. This is the “no fuss, no muss” word for invoking fear. It’s almost always used in a personal sense (i.e. events happening to strangers only become “scary” after some personal emotional connection is established), but can be used to describe the full gamut of personal fear, from philosophical (“Life can be scary.”) to harrowing (“Being attacked by that rabid dog was scary!”)Creepy has the most nonsensical limitations. It can’t be used to describe situations that are either too mundane or too threatening, and as the level of revulsion goes up, it becomes less and less appropriate to use. Creepy is mostly used to invoke a sense of dread…If a place has “the stench of death,” but no apparent threat to you, it’s creepy. The minute the threat becomes real, either to you or others, it’s no longer creepy.Fascinating topic!

What word annoys or creeps you out the most?

Not a word, but the phrases:“All of the sudden”“Coming up the curb”“Too much [insert incorrect item, such as ‘cleaning ingredients’]I also don’t understand why some guys want their women to call them “daddy” during “adult fun times” - that’s a fetish i don’t get and it is creepy.

What word or phrase sounds creepy when it's whispered?

Imagine this scenarioIt’s a Beautiful day outside birds are singing flowers are blooming and your child wants to go out and play so what do they do they ask you Can we go and play?Now imagine this reversedIt’s a Beautiful day outside birds are singing flowers are blooming your child whispers can we go and play?Although it isn’t the best example automatically it’s creepier also considering you can hear everything that is said when someone is whisperingDon't worry you will hear from me later……