eerie

/'iəri/ Cách viết khác : (eery) /'iəri/

Thân thiện

The old house had an eerie silence at midnight.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Strange and frightening, causing fear or unease: Describes something that inspires a feeling of fear, often because it is unnatural, mysterious, or unsettling.
   • Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious and weird: Describes an atmosphere, feeling, or situation that seems ghostly or otherworldly, as if it could be connected to supernatural forces.

Usage

The word "eerie" is used to describe places, atmospheres, sounds, silences, or feelings that are deeply unsettling and strange. It often implies a quiet, creeping fear rather than a loud, obvious scare. It is commonly used in contexts involving darkness, isolation, or unexplained phenomena.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • An eerie silence fell over the abandoned town.
  • The fog created an eerie glow around the streetlights.
  • She had an eerie feeling that she was being watched.

Advanced Usage

• "eerie calm": An unsettling and unnatural peacefulness, often before a storm or a crisis.

  • The eerie calm before the battle made the soldiers nervous.

• "eerie resemblance": A strange and unsettling similarity between two things or people.

  • There was an eerie resemblance between the old portrait and the new tenant.

Variants and Related Words

• Eerily (adverb): In a strange and frightening manner.

  • The house was eerily quiet.

• Eeriness (noun): The quality of being eerie.

  • The eeriness of the forest at night kept them from camping.

Synonyms

• Spooky: Frightening in a supernatural way.
• Uncanny: Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
• Creepy: Causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease.
• Weird: Very strange and unusual, sometimes frightening.

Antonyms

• Normal: Usual, typical, not strange.
• Ordinary: Commonplace, not strange or frightening.
• Reassuring: Making someone feel less afraid or worried.

Idioms and Phrases

• "eerie silence": A silence that is so complete and unusual it becomes frightening.

  • The power outage left the city in an eerie silence.

• "an eerie sense of...": A strange and unsettling feeling or perception.

  • Walking through the empty halls, he had an eerie sense of familiarity.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
   • an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods
   • an eerie midnight howl
2. suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
   • an eerie feeling of deja vu

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