spectre

Other spellings

• (US) specter

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈspɛktɚ/, enPR: spĕkʹtər
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈspɛktə/, enPR: spĕkʹtə

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Noun

Singular spectre

Plural spectres

a spectre (sense 1)

1. (countable): A spectre is a vision of a ghost.
2. (countable): A spectre is something unpleasant that makes you worry.

   The spectre of violence

   The spectre of unemployment