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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.
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.
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.
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. a ghostly appearing figure. synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, specter, spectre. see more. adjective. apparently sensed but having no physical reality. “seemed to hear faint phantom bells” “the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb” synonyms: unreal. not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary. Pronunciation. US.
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.
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
Phantom definition: Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition.
1. something that seems to appear to the sight but has no physical existence; apparition; vision; specter. 2. something feared or dreaded. 3. something that exists only in the mind; illusion. 4. a person or thing that is something in appearance but not in fact. a phantom of a leader.
