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- DictionarySpectre/ˈspɛktə/
noun
- 1. a ghost: "a dread of spectres and witches affected every aspect of daily life"
noun. spec· ter ˈspek-tər. variants or spectre. Synonyms of specter. 1. : a visible disembodied spirit : ghost. 2. : something that haunts or perturbs the mind : phantasm. the specter of hunger.
SPECTRE definition: 1. the idea of something unpleasant that might happen in the future: 2. a ghost 3. UK spelling of…. Learn more.
Spectre definition: a ghost; phantom; apparition. See examples of SPECTRE used in a sentence.
specter. n. 1. (Alternative Belief Systems) a ghost; phantom; apparition. 2. a mental image of something unpleasant or menacing: the spectre of redundancy.
A spectre is a ghost or spirit. If you see a spectre of the previous owners in your new house, get out quick! A spectre can also be a thought that haunts you.
If you refer to the spectre of something unpleasant, you are referring to something that you are frightened might occur. Failure to arrive at a consensus over the issue raised the spectre of legal action.
spectre (of something) something unpleasant that people are afraid might happen in the future. The country is haunted by the spectre of civil war. These weeks of drought have once again raised the spectre of widespread famine.
