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/ˌhiː.biːˈdʒiː.biːz/ · noun
(chiefly US, informal) A general feeling of anxiety, fear, uneasiness, or nausea..
I don't mind worms, but spiders give me the heebie-jeebies.
When I see that weird house, I get the heebie-jeebies.
P.U., that outhouse gives me the heebie-jeebies!
Use heebie-jeebies when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Heebie-jeebies means (chiefly US, informal) A general feeling of anxiety, fear, uneasiness, or nausea..
Common synonyms include creeps, willies, collywobbles, fear.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I don't mind worms, but spiders give me the heebie-jeebies.
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