manifestation noun

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/ˌmæn.ɪ.fesˈteɪ.ʃən/ n formal

Definition

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[C] a sign of something existing or happening

She claimed that the rise in unemployment was just a further manifestation of the government's incompetence.

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[U] appearance

Unlike acid rain or deforestation, global warming has no visible manifestation .

(Definition of manifestation noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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Synonyms and related words:

appear
come out
come/crawl out of the woodwork
conjure
disappearance
dissolve
do a disappearing/vanishing act
drain (sth) away
erupt
filter
materialize
melt away
pop up
rear its (ugly) head
resurface
sprout
vanish
vanish/go up/disappear in a puff of smoke
wear off
wither

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