Meaning & Definition of Phantom in English
English⟶
Phantom
/fæntəm/
noun
1. A ghostly appearing figure
- "We were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
synonym:
- apparition,
- phantom,
- phantasm,
- phantasma,
- fantasm,
- specter,
- spectre
2. Something existing in perception only
- "A ghostly apparition at midnight"
synonym:
- apparition,
- phantom,
- phantasm,
- phantasma,
- fantasm,
- shadow
adjective
1. Something apparently sensed but having no physical reality
- "Seemed to hear faint phantom bells"
- "The amputee's illusion of a phantom limb"
synonym:
- phantom