poltergeistism
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The supposed manifestation of the presence of one or more poltergeists, especially as involving physical objects which move or fly about without warning.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- ""Breakin' windows and such," Hall said; "reg'lar Mafficking night they 'ad last night. Put the wind up them all proper." "Poltergeistism!" I ejaculated."
- "There are numerous records of poltergeists in the scientific and quasi-scientific literature of Europe and the U.S., although there is probably no case of poltergeistism anywhere that has been authenticated beyond reasonable doubt."
- "Robert Foong had noted that the tactics of aggrieved family ghosts were more along the lines of passive-aggressive than poltergeistism. Nevertheless, Juliet gave a covert look around the room for handy missiles."
Etymology
From poltergeist + -ism.