ghoul

• Sustantivo que designa una criatura mitológica o espíritu maligno, a menudo asociado con cementerios y la ingestión de cadáveres o carne humana. También puede referirse a una persona que se deleita con lo macabro o siniestro.

A noun referring to a mythical creature or evil spirit, often associated with graveyards and the consumption of human flesh or corpses.

1. Mythological creatureB2formal

   An evil spirit or demon in folklore that robs graves and feeds on dead bodies.

   Ghul (criatura mitológica)

   • In ancient tales, a ghoul would haunt cemeteries at night.
   • The legend describes a ghoul that devours the flesh of the dead.
   • Children were warned about ghouls lurking in the dark.

2. Person with morbid interestsC1informal

   A person who takes pleasure in gruesome or disturbing things, such as death or disaster.

   Persona que siente fascinación mórbida

   • He's a bit of a ghoul, always watching horror movies and reading about murders.
   • The journalist was accused of being a ghoul for exploiting the tragedy.
   • Some ghouls at the scene were taking photos of the accident.

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