specter
specter /ˈspɛktɝ/
noun
-
()
[American]
A mental representation of some haunting experience
(
shade
, spectre
[Canadian, British] , spook
, ghost
, specter
[American] , wraith
)
a mental representation of some haunting experience
He looked like he had seen a ghost
he looked like he had seen a ghost
It aroused specters from his past
it aroused specters from his past
-
()
[American]
A ghostly appearing figure
(
fantasm
, phantasm
, phantasma
, apparition
, phantom
, specter
[American] , spectre
[Canadian, British] )
a ghostly appearing figure
We were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us