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Meaning of 'wraith' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wraith [ n.]
- An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image.
- Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the waters; -- called also water wraith.

Meaning of 'wraith' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wraith [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
Example in sentence:
  • he looked like he had seen a ghost;
  • it aroused specters from his past

Nearby Words:

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