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freak me out vs scare me

Both 'freak me out' and 'scare me' are correct phrases, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Freak me out' is more informal and is often used to express being disturbed or unsettled by something, while 'scare me' is more common and straightforward in expressing fear or being frightened.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 796 views

freak me out

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal contexts to express being disturbed or unsettled by something.

This phrase is informal and is used to describe a situation where something is causing you to feel disturbed, unsettled, or creeped out.

Examples:

That horror movie really freaked me out.
The strange noises in the old house freaked me out.
The creepy doll in the attic freaks me out.
The eerie silence of the abandoned town freaked me out.
The unexpected jump scare in the game really freaked me out.

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If you're trying to freak me out About spending thanksgiving...
They were deliberately trying to freak me out, sayin' weird gangster stuff.
Even as I got bigger, that guy would still freak me out.
You just made that up to freak me out.
Look, you're not going to freak me out.
You're not going to freak me out.
Yeah, if you're trying to freak me out, it's not gonna work.
'Cause all you do this way is freak me out.
This isn't the first time I've been cuffed to something, so if you're trying to freak me out...
My dad told the cops to lock me up for a couple hours - you know, just to freak me out.
If they can't freak me out, they'll discredit me.
Look, O-Scar, you need to return the money you stole and quit trying to freak me out.
If you're doing this to freak me out, it worked, okay?
Wait, are you just trying to freak me out?
What happened to that girl would freak me out.
It didn't freak me out.
Yeah, meeting her family doesn't freak me out at all.
It did freak me out, though.
You're trying to freak me out.
Not even heights freak me out anymore.

Alternatives:

unsettle me
disturb me
creep me out
weird me out
give me the creeps

scare me

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express fear or being frightened by something.

This phrase is straightforward and is used to describe a situation where something is causing you to feel fear or fright.

Examples:

The sudden loud noise scared me.
The horror movie scene scared me.
The ghost story scared me.
The dark alley at night scares me.
The thought of spiders scares me.

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Sid, he is trying to scare me.
You can't scare me with murder one.
You'll scare me to death.
You scare me sometimes, Dorrit.
Witch hunters don't scare me.
That's why cliffs scare me.
To be honest, Cassie's starting to scare me, too.
- You're beginning to scare me, mother.
Skulking round on the moors, trying to scare me.
Their eyes are too big and they scare me.
After what I saw in that third blockbuster, - nothing can scare me.
Your smiles don't scare me.
Your riddles do not scare me.
You're begining to scare me, with this other life of yours.
And skinny kids with fat bellies scare me.
Sometimes you scare me, you're so good.
Your threats don't scare me, Eva.
Madison really tried to scare me.
Big medical words don't scare me.
You scare me more than him, man.

Alternatives:

frighten me
terrify me
give me a fright
make me jump
put the fear of God in me

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