| NOUN | person | apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre | a ghostly appearing figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| event | apparition | the appearance of a ghostlike figure | |
| cognition | apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow | something existing in perception only | |
| act | apparition | an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly / unexpectedly |
| Sounds | ae.perih'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A ghostly appearing figure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" | |
| Synonyms | phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre | |
| Narrower | Flying Dutchman | The captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day |
| Broader | spirit, disembodied spirit | Any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings |
| Spanish | aparición, espectro, fantasma | |
| Catalan | aparició, fantasma | |
| Meaning | The appearance of a ghostlike figure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter" | |
| Broader | appearance | The event of coming into sight |
| Spanish | aparición, espectro, espíritu, visión | |
| Catalan | aparició | |
| Meaning | Something existing in perception only. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a ghostly apparition at midnight" | |
| Synonyms | phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow | |
| Narrower | Flying Dutchman | A phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope |
| ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre | A mental representation of some haunting experience | |
| unidentified flying object, UFO, flying saucer | An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown | |
| Broader | illusion, semblance | An erroneous mental representation |
| Spanish | aparición, fantasma | |
| Catalan | aparició | |
| Meaning | An act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly / unexpectedly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger" | |
| Broader | appearance | The act of appearing in public view |
| Verbs | appear | come into sight or view |
| appear | come into being or existence, or appear on the scene | |
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