apparition

CEFRC2

/ˌæp.əɹˈɪʃn̩/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A ghost or unusual figure that appears suddenly.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity itself.

Examples

  • Dreadful apparition, why do you trouble me?

  • Lucy seemed stiffened to stone by this unexpected apparition.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.

  2. An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

  3. The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; opposed to occultation.

More examples

In context

  • He spoke to the apparition, and although its lips did not move, he somehow heard its reply.

  • The attic is said to be haunted by the ghostly apparition of a young girl who died there.

  • The region's economy is buoyed by tourism driven by past apparitions of the Virgin Mary.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle French apparition, from Latin apparitio, from appareo.