Learn English – Word for Feeling That Something Is “Off” about a Person

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Is there a word for the feeling one gets around someone who sets off your "spider senses", red flags, warning bells, and so on? I want to say something like, "she made people feel ____." This might happen around a sexual predator, insane person, or someone where something is just very "off", but you aren't sure what it is yet. Is there a word for this feeling? Similar words I can think of are unnerved or disturbed. Is there a closer word?

Best Answer

I would say uneasy.

Causing or feeling anxiety; troubled or uncomfortable [OD]


She made people feel uneasy.

You can omit the verb feel also:

She made people uneasy.

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