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 phantom phantom /ˈfænəm/

adjective

  1. () Something apparently sensed but having no physical reality  ( phantom )
    something apparently sensed but having no physical reality
     Seemed to hear faint phantom bells
    seemed to hear faint phantom bells
     The amputee's illusion of a phantom limb
    the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb

noun

  1. () A ghostly appearing figure  ( fantasm , phantasm , phantasma , apparition , phantom , specter [American] , spectre [Canadian, British] )
    a ghostly appearing figure
     We were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
    we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
  2. () Something existing in perception only  ( apparition , fantasm , phantasm , phantasma , phantom , shadow )
    something existing in perception only
     A ghostly apparition at midnight
    a ghostly apparition at midnight