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Willies

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

noun-plural. Slang Feelings of uneasiness. Often used with the: The dark, dank cave gave me the willies.

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n. Plural form of willy.

n. A feeling of nervousness or fear.

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n. feelings of uneasiness

Word Usage

"Heck, I was creeped out by the cult following of Ron Paul this year, a politician I agree with a lot, so I certainly am going to get the willies from the love-fest for an admitted statist like Obama."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

edginess inquietude disquietude uneasiness