Meaning & Definition of Apparition in English
English⟶
Apparition
/æpərɪʃən/
noun
1. A ghostly appearing figure
- "We were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
synonym:
- apparition,
- phantom,
- phantasm,
- phantasma,
- fantasm,
- specter,
- spectre
2. The appearance of a ghostlike figure
- "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
synonym:
- apparition
3. Something existing in perception only
- "A ghostly apparition at midnight"
synonym:
- apparition,
- phantom,
- phantasm,
- phantasma,
- fantasm,
- shadow
4. An act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
- "Natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"
synonym:
- apparition