Origin: Latin
suffix -tion
Apparition has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a ghostly appearing figure
"we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
2
the appearance of a ghostlike figure
"I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
3
something existing in perception only
"a ghostly apparition at midnight"
4
an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
"natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"
5
An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
Example Sentences
"we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
noun
"I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
noun
"a ghostly apparition at midnight"
noun
"natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"
noun
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