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specter

[ spek-ter ]

noun

  1. a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.

    Synonyms:

  2. some object or source of terror or dread:

    the specter of disease or famine.



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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of specter1

First recorded 1595–1605; from Latin spectrum “appearance, formâ€; spectrum
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Synonym Study

See ghost.
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“The Righteous Gemstones†actor was a guest on the “In Depth With Graham Bensinger†podcast this week when he invoked the specter of stiff person syndrome.

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Support for the reform has only grown in recent months as Mexico has fended off insults, threats of tariffs and even the specter of U.S. military intervention from President Trump.

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In the latter, he appeared as the Fat Friar, one of the specters who haunt the halls of Hogwarts.

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Yet xenophobes continued to use the specter of other languages crowding out English to urge immigration clampdowns.

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After raising the specter of a major surge from a partial power shutdown, the 2022 study outlined “potential wildfire mitigation solutions†for a crucial segment of transmission line.

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