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    spectre
    /ˈspɛktə/

    noun

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPECTRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SPECTRE definition: 1. the idea of something unpleasant that might happen in the future: 2. a ghost 3. UK spelling of…. Learn more.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › spectreSPECTRE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Spectre definition: a ghost; phantom; apparition. See examples of SPECTRE used in a sentence.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spectreSpectre Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a visible disembodied spirit : ghost. 2. : something that haunts or perturbs the mind : phantasm. the specter of hunger. Synonyms. apparition. bogey. bogie. bogy. familiar spirit. ghost. hant [ dialect] haunt [ chiefly dialect] materialization. phantasm. fantasm. phantom. poltergeist.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPECTRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    spectre in British English. or US specter (ˈspɛktə ) noun. 1. a ghost; phantom; apparition. 2. a mental image of something unpleasant or menacing. the spectre of redundancy. Collins English Dictionary.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › spectreSpectre - definition of spectre by The Free Dictionary

    1. a visible incorporeal spirit, esp. one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition. 2. some object or source of terror or dread: the specter of disease. Also, esp. Brit., spectre. [1595–1605; < Latin spectrum; see spectrum]

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › spectreSpectre - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The word spectre (or specter) has to do with being haunted — it can be something that literally haunts you, like the ghost of your Aunt Sally who bangs the windows every night. You can also say that a reminder of something painful is a spectre.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishspectre noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    spectre (of something) something unpleasant that people are afraid might happen in the future. The country is haunted by the spectre of civil war. These weeks of drought have once again raised the spectre of widespread famine.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSPECTRE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    SPECTRE definition: 1. the idea of something unpleasant that might happen in the future: 2. a ghost (= dead person's…. Learn more.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › specterSPECTER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition. Synonyms: shade. some object or source of terror or dread: the specter of disease or famine. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of specter 1. First recorded 1595–1605; from Latin spectrum “appearance, form”; spectrum. Discover More.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › spectrespectre | meaning of spectre in Longman Dictionary of...

    spectre meaning, definition, what is spectre: a ghost: Learn more.