Meaning & use
ghoul
An evil spirit or demon in folklore said to rob graves and feed on corpses; also, a person with a morbid interest in death.
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In the old legend, a ghoul was said to haunt the cemetery at midnight.
Reporters were accused of being ghouls for photographing grieving families at the disaster site.
A note on using this word
Ghoul is used both literally in horror folklore and figuratively to criticize someone who seems to take an unhealthy interest in death or tragedy.
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