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apparition

(æpərɪʃən)

Word forms: plural apparitions

countable noun

An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being.

[formal]

The patient recognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen.

...these apparitions of the Virgin.

Synonyms: ghost, spirit, shade [literary], phantom More Synonyms of apparition

apparition in British English

(ˌæpəˈrɪʃən)

noun

an appearance, esp of a ghost or ghostlike figure

the figure so appearing; phantom; spectre

the act of appearing or being visible

Word origin

C15: from Late Latin appāritiō, from Latin: attendance, from appārēre to appear

apparition in American English

(ˌæpəˈrɪʃən)

noun

anything that appears unexpectedly or in an extraordinary way; esp., a strange figure appearing suddenly and thought to be a ghost

the act of appearing or becoming visible

Derived forms

apparitional (ˌappaˈritional)

adjective

Word origin

ME apparicioun < OFr apparition < ML apparitio, epiphany, appearance (in L, attendance, service) < apparere, appear

Examples of 'apparition' in a sentence
apparition

The apparition appeared to have been an attempt to confuse Nato aircraft.Suddenly, a terrifying apparition appeared in the doorway.On a walk along their favourite beach, his character sees a ghostly apparition and the haunting begins.A shimmering apparition appears at the dinner table of a dying man.She said the tiny lights I kept seeing were the apparition's energy.A strange apparition appeared before me as I opened my eyes.

(noun) in the sense of ghost

Definition

a ghost or ghostlike figure

She recognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen.

Synonyms

ghost

The village is said to be haunted by ghosts.

spirit

Do you believe in the existence of evil spirits?

shade (literary)

His writing benefits from the shade of Lincoln hovering over his shoulder.

phantom

Many people claimed to have seen the phantom.

spectre

His spectre is said to walk the castle battlements.

spook (informal)

She woke up to see a spook hovering over her bed.

wraith

She believed herself to have been visited by wraiths from the afterlife.

chimera

revenant

visitant

eidolon

atua (New Zealand)

kehua (New Zealand)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of phantom

Definition

an apparition or spectre

Many people claimed to have seen the phantom.

Synonyms

spectre,

ghost,

spirit,

shade (literary),

spook (informal),

apparition,

wraith,

revenant,

phantasm,

eidolon

in the sense of shade

Definition

a ghost

His writing benefits from the shade of Lincoln hovering over his shoulder.

Synonyms

ghost,

spirit,

shadow,

phantom,

spectre,

manes,

apparition,

eidolon,

kehua (New Zealand)

in the sense of spectre

Definition

a ghost

His spectre is said to walk the castle battlements.

Synonyms

ghost,

spirit,

phantom,

presence,

vision,

shadow,

shade (literary),

apparition,

wraith,

eidolon,

kehua (New Zealand)

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apparition

apparel
apparent
apparently
apparition
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appeal to someone
appealing

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单词	apparition
释义	Trends of apparition View usage for: apparition (æpərɪʃən) Word forms: plural apparitions countable noun An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being. [formal] The patient recognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen. ...these apparitions of the Virgin. Synonyms: ghost, spirit, shade [literary], phantom More Synonyms of apparition apparition in British English (ˌæpəˈrɪʃən) noun 1. an appearance, esp of a ghost or ghostlike figure 2. the figure so appearing; phantom; spectre 3. the act of appearing or being visible Word origin C15: from Late Latin appāritiō, from Latin: attendance, from appārēre to appear apparition in American English (ˌæpəˈrɪʃən) noun 1. anything that appears unexpectedly or in an extraordinary way; esp., a strange figure appearing suddenly and thought to be a ghost 2. the act of appearing or becoming visible Derived forms apparitional (ˌappaˈritional) adjective Word origin ME apparicioun < OFr apparition < ML apparitio, epiphany, appearance (in L, attendance, service) < apparere, appear Examples of 'apparition' in a sentence apparition The apparition appeared to have been an attempt to confuse Nato aircraft. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Suddenly, a terrifying apparition appeared in the doorway. The Sun (2006) On a walk along their favourite beach, his character sees a ghostly apparition and the haunting begins. Times, Sunday Times (2010) A shimmering apparition appears at the dinner table of a dying man. Times, Sunday Times (2010) She said the tiny lights I kept seeing were the apparition's energy. Times, Sunday Times (2015) A strange apparition appeared before me as I opened my eyes. Edward Beauclerk Maurice THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic (2004) (noun) in the sense of ghost Definition a ghost or ghostlike figure She recognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen. Synonyms ghost The village is said to be haunted by ghosts. spirit Do you believe in the existence of evil spirits? shade (literary) His writing benefits from the shade of Lincoln hovering over his shoulder. phantom Many people claimed to have seen the phantom. spectre His spectre is said to walk the castle battlements. spook (informal) She woke up to see a spook hovering over her bed. wraith She believed herself to have been visited by wraiths from the afterlife. chimera revenant visitant eidolon atua (New Zealand) kehua (New Zealand) Additional synonyms in the sense of phantom Definition an apparition or spectre Many people claimed to have seen the phantom. Synonyms spectre, ghost, spirit, shade (literary), spook (informal), apparition, wraith, revenant, phantasm, eidolon in the sense of shade Definition a ghost His writing benefits from the shade of Lincoln hovering over his shoulder. Synonyms ghost, spirit, shadow, phantom, spectre, manes, apparition, eidolon, kehua (New Zealand) in the sense of spectre Definition a ghost His spectre is said to walk the castle battlements. Synonyms ghost, spirit, phantom, presence, vision, shadow, shade (literary), apparition, wraith, eidolon, kehua (New Zealand) Nearby words of apparition apparel apparent apparently apparition appeal appeal to someone appealing Synonyms of 'apparition' apparition Explore 'apparition' in the dictionary
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