wraith
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9.9
- noun
- /reɪθ/
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sombra
- Black velvety silence descended, turning her into a noiseless wraith, an avenging angel, silent and invisible.
- wraiths of his own
Examples
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The wraith of Helm Hammerhand.
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Snow whips across a world of white in wraith-like sheets.
Fiction book (1993) -
And by then, he was more wraith than man.
Fiction book (1994) -
Whatever else she had become, she was no mist wraith.
Fiction book (1993) -
These two wraiths were always present, reminding Elise of anything that could possibly go wrong.
Fiction book (2002) -
She slipped like a wraith through the trees, her big cat eyes dreamy as she pictured Gray in her mind.
Fiction book (1997) -
Corlinn spared the wraith a touch of pity, but he had no remedy to offer.
Fiction book (1994) -
And the memory of the power that had supported him when he faced Crow Caller grew dimmer every day, hanging in the back of his mind like a vanished wraith.
Fiction book (1990) -
The story of the haunted house left him with the wraith of his childhood fears lingering in his mind.
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She couldn't shake the wraith of the traumatic event from her memory, no matter how hard she tried.
Synonyms
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6.1
A faint memory or feeling from the past that affects you
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8.2
A worrying memory or thought that keeps coming back
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8.2
A memory or feeling from the past that makes you feel uneasy
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7.7
A memory that returns and makes you feel afraid
How Haunting
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wraith comes from an old Scots word that meant a 'ghost' or 'spirit'. A helpful way to remember the second meaning is to think of a 'shadow' of a memory that will not go away, so wraith can mean a haunting, disturbing image in your mind.