phantom Definition and Meaning in English (phantom definition)

noun
Quick Answer • Definition

Phantom definition: A ghost or an apparition, especially one that is frightening or unpleasant.

Definitions of Phantom

  1. 1noun

    A ghost or an apparition, especially one that is frightening or unpleasant.

  2. 2noun

    Something that has appearance but no reality; an illusion.

  3. 3adjective

    Existing only in the imagination; not real or actual.

Example Sentences

“The old house was rumored to be haunted by a phantom.”

“He felt a phantom pain in his amputated leg.”

“The phantom of a lost love often lingers in memories.”

Antonyms

realityactualitycorporeal being

Inflected Word Forms

nounphantasm
adjectivephantasmal

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

phantom limbcollocation

A sensation that an amputated or missing limb is still attached to the body and is moving appropriately with other body parts.

phantom paincollocation

Pain that feels like it's coming from a body part that's no longer there.

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