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noun
- 1. a ghost: "a phantom who haunts lonely roads" Similar
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used to describe something that you imagine exists or that appears to exist, although in fact it does not: Although she had to have her leg amputated, she still feels as though she's got a phantom limb.
The meaning of PHANTOM is something apparent to sense but with no substantial existence : apparition. How to use phantom in a sentence.
used to describe something that you imagine exists or that appears to exist, although in fact it does not: Although she had to have her leg amputated, she still feels as though she has a phantom limb.
PHANTOM meaning: 1 : the soul of a dead person thought of as living in an unseen world or as appearing to living people ghost; 2 : something that is not real and exists only in a person's mind.
any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings. adjective. apparently sensed but having no physical reality. “seemed to hear faint phantom bells”. “the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb”. synonyms: unreal.
1. countable noun. A phantom is a ghost. [mainly literary] They vanished down the stairs like two phantoms. The phantom used to appear unexpectedly, but mostly during the winter. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use phantom to describe something which you think you experience but which is not real.
n. 1. Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition. 2. An image that appears only in the mind; an illusion: phantoms of a disturbed mind. 3. Medicine A model of a human body or body part. adj. 1. Resembling, characteristic of, or being a phantom: tales of a phantom ship haunting the bay. 2.
noun. an apparition or specter. an appearance or illusion without material substance, as a dream image, mirage, or optical illusion. a person or thing of merely illusory power, status, efficacy, etc.: the phantom of fear.
Phantom definition: Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition.
What does the word phantom mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word phantom, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. phantom has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
