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A fear so polite it never bothers knocking, just moves in.
means A ghost, or by extension a vague, looming threat or possibility that haunts the mind without ever fully materializing.
from From French 'spectre,' from Latin 'spectrum' meaning 'appearance' or 'vision' — itself from 'spectare,' to watch or behold, and ultimately the root 'specere,' to look. It's a cousin of 'spectacle' and 'inspect': all born from looking, but 'spectre' is what looks back at you from the dark, or what you glimpse and can't quite confirm you saw.
- origin
- latin spectrum, meaning appearance or vision
- manifesto line
- a spectre is haunting europe, said marx
- pop culture
- also a bond villain organization and 2015 film
- quantum cousin
- spectre and meltdown, 2018 chip vulnerabilities named for dread