1. (

• apparition ,
• phantom ,
• phantasm ,
• phantasma ,
• fantasm ,
• specter ,
• spectre

) a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" ;

2. (

• apparition ,
• phantom ,
• phantasm ,
• phantasma ,
• fantasm ,
• shadow

) something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" ;