spook meaning and definition

SPOOK noun

Definition of spook (noun)

1. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
   • synonyms: creep, weirdie, weirdo, weirdy
2. a mental representation of some haunting experience
   • "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
   • synonyms: ghost, shade, specter, spectre, wraith

SPOOK verb

Definition of spook (verb)

1. frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action
   • "The noise spooked the horse"