spookbeeld — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
spookbeeld is used for these senses in English:
- bugbear (folklore, fantasy) A generic creature, often described as a large goblin, meant to inspire fear in children.
- ghost An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.
bugbear — full definition
- noun A problem that keeps coming back and causes trouble.
- noun Something that causes fear, annoyance or lasting resentment.
- noun An imaginary monster, usually pictured as a large goblin, used to frighten children.
ghost — full definition
- noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.
- verb To suddenly stop all communication with someone, especially in a relationship, without any explanation.
- verb To secretly write or produce work credited to someone else (short for ghostwrite).
- verb To make a visual element look faint or grayed-out to show it can't currently be used.
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