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
- noun An imaginary monster used to frighten children into good behavior.
- noun Any exaggerated threat used to frighten or manipulate people.
ghoul — full definition
- noun A legendary demon or evil spirit said to rob graves and feed on corpses.
- noun A person with a morbid, unhealthy fascination with death or gruesome things.