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   spectre

   /ˈspɛktə/

   noun

   • 1. a ghost: "a dread of spectres and witches affected every aspect of daily life" Similar ghostphantomapparitionspiritwraithshadowpresenceillusionbodachdoppelgängerduppyinformal:spookliterary:phantasmshaderevenantwightrare:eidolonmanes
   • ▪ something widely feared as a possible unpleasant or dangerous occurrence: "the spectre of nuclear holocaust" Similar threatmenaceshadowcloudvisionprospectdangerperilfeardread

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French spectre or Latin spectrum (see spectrum).

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

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

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   a visible disembodied spirit : ghost; something that haunts or perturbs the mind : phantasm… See the full definition

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

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

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPECTER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SPECTER definition: 1. US spelling of spectre 2. the idea of something unpleasant that might happen in the future: 3…. Learn more.

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

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   4 days ago · 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.

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

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   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...

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   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.