apparition

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noun

1. a ghostly appearing figure (Freq. 1)
- we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
• Syn:
phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre
• Derivationally related forms:
phantasmal (for: phantasma)
• Hypernyms:
spirit, disembodied spirit
• Hyponyms:
Flying Dutchman
2. the appearance of a ghostlike figure
- I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter
• Hypernyms:
appearance
3. something existing in perception only
- a ghostly apparition at midnight
• Syn:
phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow
• Derivationally related forms:
shadowy (for: shadow), phantasmal (for: phantasma)
• Hypernyms:
illusion, semblance
• Hyponyms:
unidentified flying object, UFO, flying saucer, Flying Dutchman, ghost,
shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre
4. an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
- natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger
• Derivationally related forms:
appear
• Hypernyms:
appearance

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow, specter, spectre