specter
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/ˈspɛktə/
English
Definitions
noun
- A ghostly apparition, a phantom.“A specter haunted the cemetery at the old Vasquez manor.”
- A threatening mental image.
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Synonyms
phantomspectrespookghostwraithapparitionshadespiritfantasyfigmentpossibilitygamutcross-sectiongremlinapprehensionfear