What is the meaning of spook?

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noun

Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.
- synonyms: creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy
A mental representation of some haunting experience.
- usage: "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
- synonyms: ghost, shade, wraith, specter, spectre

verb

Frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action.
- usage: "The noise spooked the horse"

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