spooked
verb
- 1
To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling).
“The hunters were spooked when the black cat crossed their path. The movement in the bushes spooked the deer and they ran.”
- 2
To become frightened (by something startling).
“The deer spooked at the sound of the dogs.”
- 3
To haunt.
adjective
- 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
Taken off guard; astonished; surprised.
- 4
Duped into believing a spook.
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