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spectre

US/ˈspɛktɜr/ uncommon

noun

1.

a ghostly appearing figure

  • “we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us”
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2.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

  • “he looked like he had seen a ghost”
  • “it aroused specters from his past”
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