Synonyms & related words for poltergeists

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Words related to poltergeists

Explore words related to poltergeists — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ghosts, ghostly, boggart, exorcist, apparitional, psychokinetic, paranormal, ectoplasm. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does poltergeists come from?

The word poltergeists breaks down into 2 roots of German origin: polter-, from German poltern (“make noise”); and -geist, from German geist (“ghost, spirit”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.