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spooked

spooked adjective: a little scared; worried by a feeling or event. Describing the unsettling feeling there being another unknown ghostly presence. Also the simple past and past participle of spook.

Adjective

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. (informal) Taken off guard; astonished; surprised.
  4. Duped into believing a spook.

Also used as

spooked is also the simple past and past participle of spook.

Forms of spooked

comparativemore spooked
superlativemost spooked

Words formed from spooked

Phrases with spooked

Questions about spooked

What does spooked mean?
Spooked means a little scared; worried by a feeling or event. Describing the unsettling feeling there being another unknown ghostly presence.
What part of speech is spooked?
Spooked is an adjective.

Words near spooked in the dictionary

  1. spooing
  2. spook
  3. spook out
  4. spookable
  5. spookdom
  6. spooked
  7. spooked out
  8. spooker
  9. spookeries
  10. spookers
  11. spookery

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