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Synonyms & Similar Words
specter
spirit
phantom
apparition
spook
wraith
phantom
shadow
presence
entity
being
soul
shade
phantom
haunt
poltergeist
banshee
ghoul
revenant
zombie
phantom
vision
hallucination
illusion
delusion
fantasy
specter
phantasm
phantasmagoria
illusion
apparition
vision
dream
nightmare
horror
terror
fright
scare
fear
dread
anxiety
Meaning of Ghost
The primary meaning of the word "ghost" is a disembodied spirit, especially one that is believed to appear to the living in a visible form.
Definitions
- The soul of a dead person, especially one that is believed to appear to the living in a visible form
- * A faint or vague idea or image
- * A person who is inactive or unresponsive
Etymology of Ghost
The word "ghost" has its roots in Old English "gast", which is related to the Old Norse "geisk", and the Proto-Germanic "gaistiz", which is also the source of the Modern German "Geist"
The word "ghost" originally referred to the soul or spirit, and it was not until the 14th century that it began to be used to describe a disembodied spirit or specter
Example Uses
- The old mansion was said to be haunted by a ghost
- * The ghost of his former self haunted him
- * The company is a ghost of its former self