noun
- plural of spectre; ghosts or spirits of dead people
- plural of spectre; haunting or disturbing thoughts, memories, or possibilities
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The old mansion was said to be haunted by spectres from centuries past.
- She claimed to see spectres wandering the cemetery at midnight.
- The spectres of war continue to haunt the survivors.
- Economic collapse raised the spectres of unemployment and poverty.
- The spectres of his past mistakes followed him everywhere.
- Local legends spoke of spectres that appeared during full moons.