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spec·ter
 specter
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- pronunciation:
- spek
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a ghost or apparition, esp. one that causes dread or terror.
- synonyms:
- apparition, chimera, ghost, phantom, shade, spirit
- similar words:
- demon, figment, nonentity, phantasm, presence, spook, wraith
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| definition 2: |
a threat or possibility that haunts or instills fear.
the specter of poverty- synonyms:
- menace, shadow
- similar words:
- bugaboo, demon, ghost, hobgoblin
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| related words: |
hallucination, menace, nonentity, presence |
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