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hortlak — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bogeyman noun An imaginary monster used to frighten children into good behavior.
  • ghoul noun A legendary demon or evil spirit said to rob graves and feed on corpses.
  • revenant noun A spirit or reanimated corpse said to return from the dead, as in folklore or horror fiction.
  • zombie noun In folklore and fiction, a reanimated corpse controlled by magic or driven by a mindless urge to attack the living.

Senses

hortlak is used for these senses in English:

  • bogeyman A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
  • ghoul (mythology) A demon said to feed on corpses.
  • revenant A supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost.
  • zombie (computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.

bogeyman — full definition

  1. noun An imaginary monster used to frighten children into good behavior.
  2. noun Any exaggerated threat used to frighten or manipulate people.

ghoul — full definition

  1. noun A legendary demon or evil spirit said to rob graves and feed on corpses.
  2. noun A person with a morbid, unhealthy fascination with death or gruesome things.

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