as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
as a curious observer, he was weirded out by the fact that members of the sect seemed to have no life outside of it
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weirded out
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The United Kingdom and India conducted their first-ever dual aircraft carrier operation during a bilateral military exercise in the Indian Ocean this week, as both nations have been alarmed by China's increasingly assertive behavior across the Indo-Pacific region.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Nigin told her later that, yes, she had been alarmed by the cut but had resolved to check on her students.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Or maybe he was just disturbed by my current condition.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Wasps will become aggravated if their nest is disturbed, so it's not recommended to knock down the nest.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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As far as future relationships are concerned, Lopez hinted at keeping those private.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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So, when Lia’s medical waiver fell off seemingly overnight in the fall of 2022, Joy was concerned.—
Eli Cahan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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The elbow that bothered him for days after being hit by a foul tip earlier this season.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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These shoes didn’t have the best arch support, but that wasn’t something that bothered us when walking for short or long periods of time.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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But she was distracted by a nagging thought.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Or maybe we’re just easily distracted by tasks like building deer stands in the back yard, or looking for that missing purple egg.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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And the 12-day war in June left Iran likely no longer enriching uranium for its nuclear program, which the West long has worried could be weaponized.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Few of them shared the Menendez name and worried that audio would allow coworkers, friends or curious neighbors to identify them by their voice.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Michell McCluskey was unsettled by the comment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Then turning cooler and unsettled by the weekend with mountain snow by Sunday!—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, after the pandemic—which initially decimated sales but then led to a surge in business that overwhelmed REI’s supply chain and operations—Artz made moves that angered many employees.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The real estate developer who angered Benbrook residents this past summer with his plan to build in a floodplain has been indicted on felony charges in Parker County for alleged misappropriation of funds and theft.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Weirded out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weirded%20out. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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