Wraith (Noun)
Meaning
A mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The traumatic event had left a lasting wraith on her mind, forever changing the way she viewed the world.
- He tried to shake the wraith of his deceased loved one, but her memory lingered on in his thoughts and dreams.
- The news of her illness brought back the wraith of her childhood fears, and she was once again a scared and vulnerable little girl.
- The old mansion had a wraith of tragedy surrounding it, and many believed it was cursed with the ghosts of its former inhabitants.
- After the accident, he was haunted by the wraith of what could have been, if only he had acted sooner.