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spectre
/ ˈspɛktə /
noun
- a ghost; phantom; apparition
- a mental image of something unpleasant or menacing
the spectre of redundancy
Word History and Origins
Origin of spectre1
Example Sentences
If Britain do get through the next two ties, the spectre of Poland or Italy - one of whom most people expect to win - looms large.
Tight margins will compel media outlets to wait longer before making their projections, but they also raise the spectre of recounts and legal challenges.
Was it the spectre of the OSA that forced their hand?
"But the duty can also be limiting, and there are times when The Piano Lesson is too faithful, struggling to shake the spectre of the stage."
The spectre of state schools unable to absorb an influx of children who would otherwise have been at private school has been raised by some of those critical of Labour’s policy.
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