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spook vs spectre

spectre vs spook

spook and spectre both are nouns.

spook is a verb but spectre is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spook Yes No Yes No
spectre Yes No No No
As nouns, spook and spectre are synonyms defined as:
  • spook and spectre: a mental representation of some haunting experience
Other synonyms of spook include ghost, shade, specter, wraith.
spook (noun) spectre (noun)
a mental representation of some haunting experience a mental representation of some haunting experience
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric a ghostly appearing figure
spook (verb) spectre (verb)
frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action
Difference between spook and spectre

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