poltergeist
An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing…An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.
» The poltergeist was throwing objects around the room.
Meaning
1 sensesAn unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.
A poltergeist haunts the house by moving objects around, making chain-rattling noises and throwing things.
The chapel is haunted by a demonic poltergeist.
Poltergeist, Klopfgeist
полтерге́йстpoltɛrgéjst
полтерге́йстpolterhéjst
- a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder
Examples
3 sentencesThe poltergeist was throwing objects around the room.
"What was that?" "Oh, that was our poltergeist."
Poltergeist, Phobetor and Draugr are three exoplanets that orbit the pulsar Lich.
Translations
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Origin
Unadapted borrowing from German Poltergeist, from poltern (“to rumble”) + Geist (“ghost”),Unadapted borrowing from German Poltergeist, from poltern (“to rumble”) + Geist (“ghost”), cognates with English boulder and ghost, respectively.
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Forms
plural: poltergeists / poltergeister| Singular | poltergeist |
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| Plural | poltergeists / poltergeister |
regular
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular