Ghoul
noun
An evil spirit or monster in folklore and horror stories, often shown as eating human flesh.
In the darkness, he could almost see the ghouls and ghosts that haunted his childhood stories.
Often appears as...
- ghoulish appetite
- ghoulish tales
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Literary
noun
A person who is very interested in death, especially someone who gains pleasure or profit from death and disaster.
The reporters who circled the scene of the accident like ghouls were criticised for their insensitivity.
Often appears as...
- like a ghoul
- media ghoul
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
An evil spirit or monster in folklore and horror stories, often shown as eating human flesh.
In the darkness, he could almost see the ghouls and ghosts that haunted his childhood stories.
Often appears as...
- ghoulish appetite
- ghoulish tales
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A person who is very interested in death, especially someone who gains pleasure or profit from death and disaster.
The reporters who circled the scene of the accident like ghouls were criticised for their insensitivity.
Often appears as...
- like a ghoul
- media ghoul
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Horror Genre
Ghoul is commonly used in horror stories to induce fear and evoke imagery of the supernatural.
The ghoul in the film emerged from the graveyard to terrorize the town.
Pro Tip 2/3Folklore Origins
Originally from Arabian folklore, ghouls are often depicted haunting desolate places like graveyards.
Children were warned not to wander off, lest they encounter a ghoul.
Pro Tip 3/3Eerie Descriptions
Use 'ghoul' to describe something or someone that is eerily frightening or macabre in nature.
The old portrait had a ghoulish appearance that unsettled everyone in the room.
Pro Tip 1/3Horror Genre
Ghoul is commonly used in horror stories to induce fear and evoke imagery of the supernatural.
The ghoul in the film emerged from the graveyard to terrorize the town.
Pro Tip 2/3Folklore Origins
Originally from Arabian folklore, ghouls are often depicted haunting desolate places like graveyards.
Children were warned not to wander off, lest they encounter a ghoul.
Pro Tip 3/3Eerie Descriptions
Use 'ghoul' to describe something or someone that is eerily frightening or macabre in nature.
The old portrait had a ghoulish appearance that unsettled everyone in the room.
Pro Tip 1/3Horror Genre
Ghoul is commonly used in horror stories to induce fear and evoke imagery of the supernatural.
The ghoul in the film emerged from the graveyard to terrorize the town.
Pro Tip 2/3Folklore Origins
Originally from Arabian folklore, ghouls are often depicted haunting desolate places like graveyards.
Children were warned not to wander off, lest they encounter a ghoul.
Pro Tip 3/3Eerie Descriptions
Use 'ghoul' to describe something or someone that is eerily frightening or macabre in nature.
The old portrait had a ghoulish appearance that unsettled everyone in the room.
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Quote examples
Don DeLillo
American Novelist
If I were a writer, how I would enjoy being told the novel is dead. How liberating to work in the margins, outside a central perception. You are the ghoul of literature. Lovely.
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Christopher Mintz-Plasse
American Actor
I do love horror movies, but I'm not the kind of guy who would dress up as a ghoul for Halloween. I might go as a member of the Blue Man Group.
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Bessie Head
South African Writer
Love is mutually feeding each other, not one living on another like a ghoul.
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Don DeLillo
American Novelist
If I were a writer, how I would enjoy being told the novel is dead. How liberating to work in the margins, outside a central perception. You are the ghoul of literature. Lovely.
Quote examples
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
American Actor
I do love horror movies, but I'm not the kind of guy who would dress up as a ghoul for Halloween. I might go as a member of the Blue Man Group.
Quote examples
Bessie Head
South African Writer
Love is mutually feeding each other, not one living on another like a ghoul.
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