griezelig — meaning in English

English meaning

• creepy adj Causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease.
• eerie adj Strange and unsettling in a way that suggests something mysterious or supernatural.
• grisly adv In a horrifying or gruesome manner.
• uncanny adj Strange in a way that feels unsettling or almost supernatural.

Senses

griezelig is used for these senses in English:

• creepy (informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
• eerie Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
• grisly Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
• uncanny Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.

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