Definition of apparition

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  • apparition is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • apparition is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
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Definition of apparition

  • something existing in perception only (noun)

    Examples

    1. a ghostly apparition at midnight

    Synonyms

    1. fantasm
    2. phantasm
    3. phantasma
    4. phantom
    5. shadow
  • a ghostly appearing figure (noun)

    Examples

    1. we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us

    Synonyms

    1. fantasm
    2. phantasm
    3. phantasma
    4. phantom
    5. specter
    6. spectre
  • an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly (noun)

    Examples

    1. natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger
  • the appearance of a ghostlike figure (noun)

    Examples

    1. I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter

See definition of apparition in Merriam Webster