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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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Definition of phantom noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PHANTOM definition: 1. the spirit of a dead person 2. imagined, not real: . Learn more.
Definition of phantom adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
