Phrase guide

ghost story

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A story about ghosts or the supernatural, often meant to be frightening.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: història de fantasmes — story about ghosts
  • Chinese Cantonese: 鬼古 (gwai2 gu2) — story about ghosts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鬼故事 (guǐgùshì) — story about ghosts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 怪談 /怪谈 (guàitán) — story about ghosts
  • Finnish: kummitusjuttu — story about ghosts
  • French: histoire de fantômes — story about ghosts
  • German: Gespenstergeschichte — story about ghosts
  • Hungarian: kísértethistória — story about ghosts
  • Irish: scéal taibhsí — story about ghosts
  • Italian: racconto dell'orrore — story about ghosts
  • Korean: 괴담 (goedam) — story about ghosts
  • Norwegian: spøkelsesfortelling — story about ghosts
  • Portuguese: história de fantasmas — story about ghosts
  • Spanish: historia de fantasmas — story about ghosts
  • Spanish: cuento de fantasmas — story about ghosts
  • Swedish: spökhistoria — story about ghosts
  • Welsh: stori fwgan — story about ghosts
  • Welsh: stori ysbryd — story about ghosts