manifestation

A clear sign that a feeling, idea, or condition exists.

• Her shaking hands were a manifestation of fear.
• The rash is one manifestation of the disease.
• These protests are manifestations of public anger.

How to use it: manifestation of something (His silence was a manifestation of his disappointment.)

Similar words: sign, expression, indication

Common phrases: manifestation of something, physical manifestation, visible manifestation

The act of something appearing or becoming noticeable.

• We recorded the first manifestation of symptoms.
• The story describes the sudden manifestation of a spirit.
• The storm was interpreted as the manifestation of divine power.

How to use it: manifestation of something (They feared another manifestation of the strange force.)

Similar words: appearance, emergence

Common phrases: first manifestation, sudden manifestation, manifestation of something

A particular form in which an idea, quality, or changing thing exists.

• The statue is a physical manifestation of hope.
• In the myth, the spirit takes several manifestations.
• Each building is a different manifestation of the architect’s vision.

How to use it: manifestation of something (This design is a manifestation of her ideas about beauty.)

Similar words: embodiment, incarnation

Common phrases: physical manifestation, human manifestation, manifestation of something