wraith

• Nom désignant une apparition spectrale ou une vision fantomatique d'une personne, souvent liée à un présage de mort ou à une expérience obsédante.

A noun referring to a ghostly apparition or a mental representation of a haunting experience.

1. Ghostly apparitionC1formal

   A ghost or spirit, often seen as a faint, shadowy figure.

   apparition fantomatique

   • A wraith appeared in the misty graveyard.
   • Legends speak of a wraith that haunts the old castle.
   • He saw a wraith-like figure floating down the hallway.

   Synonymesapparitionghostphantasmphantomrevenantshadespecterspiritspook

2. Haunting mental imageC2formal

   A mental representation of a haunting experience or memory that lingers in the mind.

   image obsédante

   • The wraith of his past failures haunted his thoughts.
   • She could not escape the wraith of that traumatic event.
   • The wraith of lost love appeared in his dreams.

   Synonymesapparitionechoghostphantomshadowspecter