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How to pronounce poltergeist in English?

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Type of ghost

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Poltergeist activity has often been believed to be the work of malicious ghosts.
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When he takes an Indian chief's skull, a poltergeist invades the Griffins'home.
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From the start, I knew that a poltergeist would serve me better than a simple ghost.
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Their actions are similar to that of a poltergeist in Western understanding.
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For the black monk poltergeist haunting, see The Black Monk of Pontefract.
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Golding and her maid returned home, and the poltergeist went with them.
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Actual video footage from the real location shows poltergeist activity.
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The storied arcade was rumored to be visited by a mischievous poltergeist in the 1950s.
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An American Indian helps a broke and homeless family, once again prey to a poltergeist.
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  • Poltergeist (Michael Silk) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. He first appeared in Spider-Woman #49, as an adolescent mutant with uncontrolled psychokinetic powers. He later appeared in the mini-series Beauty and the Beast starring Beast and Dazzler. ...
  • In computer programming, a poltergeist (or gypsy wagon) is a short-lived, typically stateless object used to perform initialization or to invoke methods in another, more permanent class. It is considered an anti-pattern. ...
  • The Poltergeist movies are a trilogy of ghost horror films produced in the 1980s. The movies revolve around the members of Freeling family, who are stalked and terrorized by a group of ancient ghosts that are attracted to the youngest daughter, Carol Anne. ...
  • Poltergeist is an American horror film, directed by Tobe Hooper, produced by Steven Spielberg, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on June 4, 1982. It is the first and most successful of the Poltergeist film trilogy, and was nominated for three Academy Awards.
  • An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about
  • (poltergeistic) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a poltergeist, poltergeists, or poltergeistism