Specter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mental representation of some haunting experience

a ghostly appearing figure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɛktɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɛktə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɛktə/

2 syllables Say it as /spˈɛktɚ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spectre phantom spook apparition phantasma ghost wraith shade phantasm fantasm

Parts of Speech

noun	a mental representation of some haunting experience “he looked like he had seen a ghost”
noun	a ghostly appearing figure “we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us”

Word Forms

ghost	verb	haunt like a ghost; pursue
spook	verb	frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action
phantasmal	adjective	resembling or characteristic of a phantom

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gespenst

eine mentale Darstellung einer eindringlichen Erfahrung

🇫🇷French

spectre

une représentation mentale d'une expérience obsédante

🇪🇸Spanish

espectro

una representación mental de alguna experiencia inquietante

🇮🇹Italian

spettro

una rappresentazione mentale di qualche esperienza inquietante

🇳🇱Dutch

spook

een mentale representatie van een beklijvende ervaring

🇵🇹Portuguese

espectro

uma representação mental de alguma experiência assustadora

🇷🇺Russian

призрак

мысленное представление какого-то навязчивого опыта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

काली छाया

कुछ भयावह अनुभव का मानसिक प्रतिनिधित्व

🇧🇩Bengali

ভূত

কিছু ভুতুড়ে অভিজ্ঞতার একটি মানসিক উপস্থাপনা

🇮🇳Tamil

பேய்

சில வேட்டையாடும் அனுபவத்தின் மனப் பிரதிநிதித்துவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

దయ్యం

కొన్ని వెంటాడే అనుభవం యొక్క మానసిక ప్రాతినిధ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

भूत

काही त्रासदायक अनुभवाचे मानसिक प्रतिनिधित्व

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભૂત

કેટલાક ત્રાસદાયક અનુભવની માનસિક રજૂઆત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭೂತ

ಕೆಲವು ಕಾಡುವ ಅನುಭವದ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಪ್ರಾತಿನಿಧ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭൂതം

ചില വേട്ടയാടുന്ന അനുഭവങ്ങളുടെ മാനസിക പ്രതിനിധാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਮਾਸ਼ਾ

ਕੁਝ ਦੁਖਦਾਈ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਦੀ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تماشہ

کچھ پریشان کن تجربے کی ذہنی نمائندگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幽灵

一些令人难以忘怀的经历的心理表征

🇯🇵Japanese

幽霊

ある忘れられない経験を精神的に表現したもの

🇰🇷Korean

유령

잊혀지지 않는 경험에 대한 정신적 표현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bóng ma

một đại diện tinh thần của một số trải nghiệm ám ảnh

🇹🇭Thai

อสุรกาย

การแสดงจิตของประสบการณ์หลอนบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

momok

representasi mental dari beberapa pengalaman menghantui

🇵🇭Filipino

multo

isang mental na representasyon ng ilang nakakatakot na karanasan

🇲🇾Malay

hantu

gambaran mental beberapa pengalaman menghantui

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شبح

تمثيل عقلي لبعض التجارب المؤرقة

🇮🇷Persian

شبح

بازنمایی ذهنی از برخی از تجربه های غم انگیز

🇹🇷Turkish

hayalet

unutulmaz bir deneyimin zihinsel temsili

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוּחַ

ייצוג מנטלי של חוויה רודפת כלשהי

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