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spectre

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noun

  1. a ghost; phantom; apparition
  2. a mental image of something unpleasant or menacing

    the spectre of redundancy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of spectre1

C17: from Latin spectrum, from specere to look at
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His erratic and provocative behavior since he took office the second time has now raised the spectre of a new nuclear arms race.

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And what might President Trump make of it all, with some in the UK advocating a deeper trading relationship with America and the spectre of tariffs still hovering if the president feels piqued?

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But the spectre of anti-Semitism had begun raising its ugly head.

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For a start, scent is powerful, which raises the everpresent spectre of military applications.

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The spectre of runaway inflation that the US recently faced also harkens back to the Carter years.

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