spectre meaning
UK US /ˈspɛktɚ/ 2 syllables
spectre (noun): a mental representation of some haunting experience.
Spelling: spectre (British) · specter (American)
spectre has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
spectre as a noun
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- he looked like he had seen a ghost
- it aroused specters from his past
Synonyms: ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter
Type of: apparition
- a ghostly appearing figure
- we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
Synonyms: apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter
Type of: spirit
Kinds: Flying Dutchman
How to pronounce spectre
spectre is pronounced /ˈspɛktɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Words that rhyme with spectre
Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SP · words ending in RE · 7-letter words
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