ghost story

noun

1
: a story about ghosts
2
: a tale based on imagination rather than fact

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He’s released two films as director in seven weeks: the ghost story Presence, which opened in January, and Black Bag, an espionage drama about two married spies (Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender) that opened Friday. Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025 The writer-director’s English-language debut, ghost story The Others (2001), starring Nicole Kidman, became a global hit. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025 There is a nice little ghost story in there and a character, Kisa, who audiences will want to root for. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025 But fast-forward enough, and every story is a ghost story, because everyone in it will one day die. Marie-Helene Bertino, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ghost story

Word History

First Known Use

1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of ghost story was in 1730

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“Ghost story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghost%20story. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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