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manifestation

  • /ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/
  • /ˌmænɪfəˈsteɪʃən/

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

From Middle English manifestacion, manyfestacion, manyfestacioun; from Late Latin manifestātiō. In the political sense, a semantic loan from French manifestation. By surface analysis, manifest + -ation.

noun manifestations

  1. countable, uncountable The act or process of becoming manifest. The last known manifestation of the ghost was over ten years ago.
  2. countable, uncountable The embodiment of an intangible, or variable thing. This particular manifestation resembled a young girl crying.
  3. countable, uncountable The symptoms or observable conditions which are seen as a result of some disease.
  4. countable, uncountable A pattern or logo on a sheet of glass, as decoration or to prevent people from accidentally walking into it.
  5. countable, dated, uncountable A political demonstration or protest. The nationalist parties were also busy during the whole of April preparing a manifestation for the 3rd of May, the centennial anniversary of the “constitution of 1791.”
  6. countable, informal, uncountable Willing something into existence (See manifest (verb)). I don't believe in manifestation.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: expression, reflexion, reflection, manifest, appearance, indication, phenomenon, example, evidence, demonstration, statement, aspect, occurrence, embodiment, demo, event

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noun the act or process of becoming manifest

Españolmanifestación
한국어표현 pyohyeon
日本語明示 meiji
中文顯示 /显示 xiǎnshì
हिन्दीअभिव्यक्ति abhivyakti, प्रकटीकरण prakṭīkraṇ, प्रादुर्भाव prādurbhāv, आविर्भाव āvirbhāv, तजल्ली tajallī, ज़ुहूर zuhūr
Portuguêsmanifestação
Françaismanifestation
DeutschManifestation, Erscheinung
Italianomanifestazione
Ελληνικάεκδήλωση ekdílosi
Românămanifestare
Русскийпроявле́ние projavlénije, манифеста́ция manifestácija

noun medicine: symptoms or observable conditions

Françaismanifestation
Românămanifestare
Русскийпроявления болезни projavlénije bolézni

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"manifestation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/manifestation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

manifestation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/manifestation

Chicago

"manifestation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/manifestation.

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@misc{manifestation_2026,
  title = {manifestation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manifestation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}