"spooked" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more spooked [comparative], most spooked [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} spooked (comparative more spooked, superlative most spooked)
  1. A little scared; worried by a feeling or event. Describing the unsettling feeling there being another unknown ghostly presence.
    Sense id: en-spooked-en-adj-HPdRHBBw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 24 24 10 25
  2. Being spied upon by security or intelligence services.
    Sense id: en-spooked-en-adj-z5wICm1B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 24 24 10 25
  3. (informal) Taken off guard; astonished; surprised. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-spooked-en-adj-XtcMN7Um Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 24 24 10 25
  4. (philosophy) Duped into believing a spook. Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-spooked-en-adj-p5tZtOdK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 24 24 10 25 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} spooked
  1. simple past and past participle of spook Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: spook
    Sense id: en-spooked-en-verb-tAq9km7T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 24 24 10 25

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