Specter

[pioneer]

specter   

spec·ter [spéktər]
(plural spec·ters) or spec·tre [spéktər] (plural spec·tres)
noun
1.  ghost: a ghostly presence or apparition
2.  unpleasant prospect: a threat or prospect of something unpleasant
the specter of my performance review

[Early 17th century. Directly or via French < Latin spectrum "image, apparition" (see spectrum)]
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