Definition
Ghostly figures or supernatural beings that suddenly appear, or any sudden surprising appearance of something.
Etymology
From Latin 'apparitio' meaning 'appearance,' derived from 'apparere' (to appear). Medieval English adopted this to specifically describe ghostly or supernatural sightings, though it simply means 'appearing' in Latin.
Kelly Says
Ghost stories from every culture describe apparitions similarly—figures that appear suddenly, glow faintly, and seem to fade away. Neuroscientists now think many 'ghost' sightings are hallucinations triggered by infrasound (sound too low for humans to consciously hear) that can cause unease and visions!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መሳሪያ (mesariyā)
meh-sah-ree-yah
ARالعربية
ظهور (ẓuhūr)
zuh-hoor
BNবাংলা
দর্শন (darshan)
dar-shan
CACatalà
aparicions
ah-pah-ree-thee-ohn-es
DADansk
optrædender
op-trae-den-der
DEDeutsch
Erscheinungen
ay-shpy-nuh-ng-en
ELΕλληνικά
εμφανίσεις (emfanísis)
em-fa-nee-see
ESEspañol
apariciones
ah-pah-ree-thee-ohn-es
FAفارسی
ظاهر شدن (zahir shodan)
zah-heer shoh-dan
FISuomi
ilmentymät
il-men-ty-met
FRFrançais
apparitions
ah-pee-ree-syohn
GUGU
દેખાવ (dekhav)
deh-khaav
HEעברית
הופעות (hufot)
hoo-foh-t
HIहिन्दी
दृश्य (drश्य)
dree-shya
HUMagyar
jelenségek
ye-len-sek
IDBahasa Indonesia
penampakan
pen-am-pa-kan
IGIG
ihe n'egbu
ee-heh neh-gboo
ITItaliano
apparizioni
ah-pah-ree-zee-oh-nee
KKKK
көбейіп (köbeyip)
ko-bey-eep
KMKM
ការបង្ហាញ (kar bonghñeañ)
kar bong-h-an
KO한국어
현상 (hyeon-sang)
hyeon-sang
MRMR
दृश्य (drśya)
dree-shya
MSBahasa Melayu
penampakan
pen-am-pa-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပရိ现 (periyin)
peh-ree-yin
NLNederlands
verschijningen
ver-shie-nin-gen
NONorsk
opptredener
op-tred-e-ner
PAPA
ਦਿਖਾਈ (dikhāī)
dikh-aa-ee
PTPortuguês
aparições
ah-pah-ree-sohn-es
RORomână
apariții
ah-pah-ree-tee
RUРусский
явления
yav-lyen-iya
SVSvenska
uppträdanden
oop-trae-dan-den
SWKiswahili
kuonekana
koo-kee-zoh-nah
TAதமிழ்
காண்பது (kaṇpātu)
kaṇ-pa-tu
TEతెలుగు
దృశ్యం (dṛśyam)
dree-sham
THไทย
ปรากฏ (prakaet)
prah-kaet
TLTL
pagpapakita
pah-g-pah-ki-ta
TRTürkçe
görünüşler
goh-roo-noo-sheh-ler
UKУкраїнська
явища
yah-vis-cha
URاردو
ظہور (zahoor)
zah-hoor
VITiếng Việt
sự hiện diện
suh hyeon-dee-en
ZH中文
出现 (chūxiàn)
chwoo-hsee-an
ZUZU
kuhlalela
koo-hla-le-la