spooked

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adjective

A little scared; worried by a feeling or event. Describing the unsettling feeling there being another unknown ghostly presence.

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Meanings

adjectivespooked (comparative more spooked, superlative most spooked)

comparative more spooked · superlative most spooked

  1. A little scared; worried by a feeling or event. Describing the unsettling feeling there being another unknown ghostly presence.
  2. Being spied upon by security or intelligence services.
  3. informalTaken off guard; astonished; surprised.
  4. human sciencesDuped into believing a spook.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of spook

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
startled
Cite this entry
APA

spooked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spooked

MLA

“spooked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spooked. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spooked,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spooked.

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