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| bogey man |
an imaginary, frightening man that supposedly carries away disobedient children; boogeyman. |
| boogeyman |
an imaginary, frightening man that supposedly carries away disobedient children. |
| come to (something or someone) |
to arrive at a particular point, often an undesirable or frightening one. [1/3 definitions] |
| eerie |
mysterious and frightening; weird. |
| freaky |
weird or frightening. [1/2 definitions] |
| frightful |
terrible or frightening. [1/2 definitions] |
| gallows humor |
morbidly humorous treatment of a serious or frightening situation. |
| hag |
an ugly old woman, esp. one considered frightening or wicked. [1/2 definitions] |
| hairy |
(informal) difficult, harrowing, or frightening. [1/3 definitions] |
| hideous |
exceptionally ugly or frightening in appearance; repulsive. [1/3 definitions] |
| incubus |
a frightening dream. [1/2 definitions] |
| monster |
any creature with an ugly or frightening appearance. [1/6 definitions] |
| scary |
causing fear; frightening. |
| tremendous |
frightening; terrible. [1/3 definitions] |
| unearthly |
weird and frightening; unnatural. [1/3 definitions] |
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