ghost story

ghost sto·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gohst stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
- /goʊst ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i/
- /ɡəʊst ˈstɔːri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gohst stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
- /goʊst ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i/

Definitions of ghost story words

noun ghost story a tale in which such elements as ghostly visitations and supernatural intervention are used to further the plot and a chilling, suspenseful atmosphere. 1
noun ghost story tale of the supernatural 1
countable noun ghost story A ghost story is a story about ghosts. 0
noun ghost story a story about ghosts or phantoms 0

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Origin of ghost story

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Ghost story

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ghost story popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for ghost story

noun ghost story

fable — a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue: the fable of the tortoise and the hare; Aesop's fables.
myth — a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
tale — a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story: a tale about Lincoln's dog.
yarn — thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
marchen — a German fairy tale or fictional story

All 5 Synonyms of ghost story