Ghost and Terror

Ghost

Ghost noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.

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Terror and ghost are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terror" instead a noun "Ghost".

Nearby Words: ghostly, ghosted, ghosting

Terror noun - A source of persistent emotional distress.

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Ghost and terror are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ghost" instead a noun "Terror".

complete	complete ghost	complete terror
alien	alien ghost	alien terror
original	original ghost	original terror
genuine	genuine ghost	genuine terror
Other adjectives: single, actual, little, tiny, psychic, ancient, new, murderous.

However, sometimes you get a Wraith as an antagonist, a malevolent ghost devoted to making itself a nuisance and terror to the crew.

Source: Video Game / Space Station 13
Then they also find the boy ghost, and all of them minus Mahoro faints from the sheer terror.

Source: Manga / Mahoromatic
An episode has her visiting her family as a ghost...which causes much terror for Konata and her father when she secretly joins in on a picture.

Source: Missing Mom

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