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Spoofed vs Spooked - What's the difference?

spoofed | spooked |

As adjectives the difference between spoofed and spooked

is that spoofed is parodied while spooked is a little scared; worried by a feeling or event describing the unsettling feeling there being another unknown ghostly presence.

As verbs the difference between spoofed and spooked

is that spoofed is (spoof) while spooked is (spook).

spoofed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Parodied.
  • (of an email) Made to appear to have come from someone other than the real sender.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (spoof)
  • * 2005': Nowhere in “Spamalot” is traditional stage naturalism more brilliantly '''spoofed than when King Arthur and his faithful servant, the well-named Patsy (the excellent Michael McGrath), first ride into view. — ''The New Yorker , 28 March 2005

    • spooked

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • A little scared; worried by a feeling or event. Describing the unsettling feeling there being another unknown ghostly presence.
  • Being spied upon by security or intelligence services.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (spook)