spookbeeld — meaning in English

English meaning

• bugbear noun An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity.
• ghost noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.

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

1. noun An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity.
2. noun A source of dread; resentment; or irritation.
3. noun A generic creature, often described as a large goblin, meant to inspire fear in children.

ghost — full definition

1. noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.
2. verb To suddenly stop all communication with someone, especially in a relationship, without any explanation.
3. verb To secretly write or produce work credited to someone else (short for ghostwrite).
4. verb To make a visual element look faint or grayed-out to show it can't currently be used.

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