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fantasm vs spook

spook vs fantasm

fantasm and spook both are nouns.

fantasm is not a verb while spook is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fantasm Yes No No No
spook Yes No Yes No
As nouns, spook is a hyponym of fantasm; that is, spook is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fantasm:
  • fantasm: something existing in perception only
  • spook: a mental representation of some haunting experience
fantasm (noun) spook (noun)
something existing in perception only a mental representation of some haunting experience
a ghostly appearing figure someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
fantasm (verb) spook (verb)
frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action
Difference between fantasm and spook

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