afreets

noun

variants or afrits
plural of afreet
as in ghouls

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  1. ghouls
  2. genies
  3. jinn
  4. demons
  5. vampires
  6. shadows
  7. ghosts
  8. nightmares
Noun
  • Night of the Living Dead centers all the action at a farmhouse, where seven people attempt to ward off the ghouls — without any prior knowledge of how to do so.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
  • Created by a number of its stars, Ghosts originated on the BBC in 2019, following a group of ghouls from different historical periods haunting a country house while sharing the house with its new living occupants.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of ghouls
Noun
  • Like genies, the sky's the limit for making your holiday wishes come true.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026
  • One Aladdin Two Lamps contains spectacular genies of its own, particularly when the author follows her intuition.
    — Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of genies
Noun
  • But as the djinn becomes embodied, the delicate balance between the real and the supernatural starts to falter.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 June 2026
  • In the centuries-old Cape Town Muslim community of my childhood, none of this was particularly unusual; older people spoke freely about ghosts or jinn, counseling us to take precautions of prayers, salt, incense, to limit our interaction with them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Definition of jinn
Noun
  • She is plagued by psychological demons that destroy most of the relationships around her.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But Jesus eventually heals the man and casts the demons into a herd of pigs, which tumble over a cliff and drown.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of demons
Noun
  • The show followed Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, as a high school student who also saves the world from vampires and demons.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026
  • Over the course of 22 episodes, the Doomies crew encounters vampires, parasitic demons, vicious mermaids, and some spirits specific to French folklore, all rendered as real threats towards our heroes.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Definition of vampires
Noun
  • As political turmoil and public discontent grow, Geonyoung, played by Jung Woosung, emerges from the shadows to chase down a revenge plot nearly a decade in the making.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Between color and contrast, rest assured that visuals will be lifelike yet discernible (and you won’t get picked off by a bad agent hiding in the shadows).
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of shadows
Noun
  • From giant ghosts and pumpkins to creepy characters and playful designs, larger-than-life inflatables are a fun way to take your outdoor Halloween decorations to the next level.
    — Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Forced to confront the ghosts of their past, the partners must navigate a chilling winter landscape and an even darker human monstrosity.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of ghosts
Noun
  • Facts + Comments A medication derived from cannabis significantly reduced nightmares in patients with PTSD, according to German researchers.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Now in rehabilitation outside Khartoum, hundreds of former child fighters struggle with physical wounds, nightmares and family rejection as global agencies push Sudan to free and protect these boys.
    — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of nightmares
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