Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raise the spectre

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
raise the spec-tre
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause concern that something unfortunate might happen.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

raises the spectre (present, singular) raising the spectre (participle, present) raised the spectre (participle, past) raised the spectre (past) raise the specter (alternative)

Questions

What does raise the spectre mean?
To cause concern that something unfortunate might happen.

How to pronounce raise the spectre

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