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specter

noun

a mental representation of some haunting experience

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Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
R
Contains
PE
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈspɛktɚ

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Definitions

noun

  1. a mental representation of some haunting experience

    “he looked like he had seen a ghost”

noun

  1. a ghostly appearing figure

    “we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us”

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Example Sentences

he looked like he had seen a ghost
it aroused specters from his past
we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us

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