manifestation

manifestation

CEFR: C1-C2 /man-i-fes-ta-tion/ [m.ae2.n.ah0.f.eh0.s.t.ey1.sh.ah0.n]

A manifestation is the public display of emotion or feeling. An example of manifestation is when a person makes a disgusted face when they eat something they don’t like, or a wife smiles when she sees her husband, thus showing her love for him. Used in a sentence, “You can take this as a manifestation of my love”

Example Sentences:
The first manifestations of her behavior problems occurred soon after she left home.
Her work with the poor was a manifestation of her compassionate nature.

There is another meaning of manifestation. A manifestation can be an event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something abstract or theoretical.

Example Sentences:
New York is the ultimate manifestation of American values.
Sea-level rise, changes in the jet stream and different water patterns in the Atlantic Ocean are some global manifestations of climate change.