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    phantom
    /ˈfantəm/

    noun

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › phantomPhantom Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PHANTOM is something apparent to sense but with no substantial existence : apparition. How to use phantom in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPHANTOM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › phantomPHANTOM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPHANTOM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › phantomPhantom - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings. adjective. apparently sensed but having no physical reality. “seemed to hear faint phantom bells”. “the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb”. synonyms: unreal.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › phantomPhantom - definition of phantom by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPHANTOM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Phantom is used to describe business organizations, agreements, or goods which do not really exist, but which someone pretends do exist in order to cheat people. ...a phantom trading scheme at a Wall Street investment bank.

  9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › phantomPhantom Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    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.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › phantomphantom - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion. ( bridge) A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing. (medical imaging) A test object.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPHANTOM | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    PHANTOM definition: 1. the spirit of a dead person 2. imagined, not real: . Learn more.