Apparition
Apparition noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.
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Hobgoblin and apparition are semantically related In some cases you can use "Hobgoblin" instead a noun "Apparition".
Nearby Word: apparitor
Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin noun - Something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason.
Usage example: the fear of success and the pressures that come with it can be more of a hobgoblin than the possibility of failure
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- spirit and apparition
- spirit and hobgoblin
- phantasm and apparition
- phantasm and hobgoblin
- nightmare and apparition
- nightmare and hobgoblin
- ghost and apparition
- ghost and hobgoblin
- shadow and apparition
- shadow and hobgoblin
- wraith and apparition
- wraith and hobgoblin
- shade and apparition
- shade and hobgoblin
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