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[ pohl-ter-gahyst ] / ˈpoʊl tərˌgaɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR poltergeist ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc. Origin of poltergeist1840–50; <German Poltergeist, equivalent to polter(n) to make noise, knock, rattle + Geistghost Words nearby poltergeistpolos, polo shirt, Pol Pot, Polska, Poltava, poltergeist, poltroon, poly, polyacid, polyacrylamide, polyacrylamide gel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for poltergeistH.R. Giger, best known for his work on movies like Alien and Poltergeist 2, died at the age of 74. Hollywood’s Sci-Fi Artist H.R. Giger Dead at 74|Justin Jones|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST The plot hews close to Poltergeist, the Tobe Hooper-directed, Steven Spielberg-produced haunted house classic from 1982. Insidious' Unsettling Horror|Keith Phipps|April 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST A poltergeist that up to the present had confined its attentions to me, no one else in the house having either heard or seen it. Byways of Ghost-Land|Elliott O'Donnell Poltergeist had spared my novel, lying next to Young: evidently he thought that already watery enough. The Bonadventure|Edmund Blunden
Rackets in general are caused by lares domestici (“brownies”) or the Poltergeist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1|Various Perhaps, if he took no notice, the poltergeist would be discouraged and subside. When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan There is vastly more than the poltergeist in her, that is evident; for she has conquered every critic with her miracles. The Shadow World|Hamlin Garland
British Dictionary definitions for poltergeist
nouna spirit believed to manifest its presence by rappings and other noises and also by acts of mischief, such as throwing furniture about Word Origin for poltergeistC19: from German, from poltern to be noisy + Geist ghost Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to poltergeistphantom, apparition, spook, appearance, visitor, spirit, revenant, doppelganger, demon, phantasm, specter, vision, kelpie, banshee, haunter |