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poltergeist

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Pronunciation
/ˈpoʊl.tɚˌɡaɪst/ (US)
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/ˈpoʊl.tɚˌɡaɪst/ (US) · /ˈpɒl.tə.ɡaɪst/ · /ˈpəʊl.təˌɡaɪst/

Definition of poltergeist

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An 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.”
    “"Perhaps even a small poltergeist might come your way. Any trifle would be welcome." His bull's bellow of laughter followed them into the lift.”
    “I risk becoming nothing more than a common poltergeist wallowing in regrets and introspection and other terrible things.”
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noun

  1. An 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.”
    “"Perhaps even a small poltergeist might come your way. Any trifle would be welcome." His bull's bellow of laughter followed them into the lift.”
    “I risk becoming nothing more than a common poltergeist wallowing in regrets and introspection and other terrible things.”

name

  1. A planet in Lich star system, Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; One of the pair of planets that were the first exoplanets which were discovered. A planet in orbit of the pulsar Lich (PSR B1257+12)

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Poltergeist, from poltern (“to rumble”) + Geist (“ghost”), cognates with English boulder and ghost, respectively.

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