dybbuk.

In Jewish folklore, a spirit of a deceased person believed to attach itself to or possess a living person.

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Words that belong together

• a dybbuk legend
• possession by a dybbuk

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The play drew its dybbuk from a particular folklore tradition, not an invented species.

Her grandmother’s story gave the dybbuk a grievance the later retelling omitted.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular dybbuk; plural dybbuks or dybbukim. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.