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Is "creepy" different from "scary"?

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Rebecca

"Scary" and "creepy" do have similar meanings! However, "creepy" is also used to describe an unpleasant, disturbing, or weird feeling. Thus, it applies to situations that go beyond being "scary" or "frightening." The speaker has used "creepy" to express an uneasy and ominous feeling. Ex: Let's sit somewhere else. The person beside us gives me a creepy feeling. Ex: I don't wanna go inside the abandoned house. It's creepy.

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