poltergeist
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poltergeist¹
- /ˈpoʊl.tɚˌɡaɪst/ US
- /ˈpɒl.tə.ɡaɪst/ UK
- /ˈpəʊl.təˌɡaɪst/ UK
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from German Poltergeist, from poltern (“to rumble”) + Geist (“ghost”), cognates with English boulder and ghost, respectively.
noun poltergeists · poltergeister
- An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about. A poltergeist haunts the house by moving objects around, making chain-rattling noises and throwing things.
Poltergeist²
Where it comes from
From poltergeist, the supernatural entity. From orbiting a neutron star, a "dead" star, a star that no longer contains a fusion core, but which is radiating away its stored energy.
proper noun
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A planet in Lich star system, Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; One of the pair of planets that were the first exoplanets which were discovered. A planet in orbit of the pulsar Lich (PSR B1257+12)
Similar: PSR B1257+12 B, PSR B1257+12
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noun disruptive ghost
| Español | poltergeist |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폴터가이스트 polteogaiseuteu |
| 日本語 | ポルターガイスト現象 porutāgaisuto genshō, ポルターガイスト porutāgaisuto |
| 中文 | 騷靈 /骚灵 sāolíng |
| Português | poltergeist |
| Français | esprit frappeur, poltergeist |
| Deutsch | Poltergeist, Klopfgeist |
| Italiano | poltergeist |
| Ελληνικά | πόλτεργκαϊστ póltergkaïst |
| Русский | полтерге́йст poltɛrgéjst |
| Tiếng Việt | yêu tinh |
| العربية | رُوح شَرِيرَة rūḥ šarīra |
Talk about this word "poltergeist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/poltergeist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. poltergeist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/poltergeist "poltergeist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/poltergeist.Cite this
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title = {poltergeist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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