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phantom

English

Alternative forms

  • fantom (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English fantom, fantum, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma (“an apparition, specter; (in Late Latin also) appearance, image”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (phántasma, “phantasm, an appearance, image, apparition, specter”), from ??????? (phantáz?, “I make visible”). Doublet of phantasm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fænt?m/

Noun

phantom (plural phantoms)

  1. A ghost or apparition.
  2. Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.
  3. (bridge) A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.
  4. (medical imaging) A test object. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

  • ghost
  • See also Thesaurus:ghost

Derived terms

  • phantom limb
  • phantom pain

Related terms

  • fantasy

Translations

Adjective

phantom (not comparable)

  1. Illusive.
  2. Fictitious or nonexistent.

Translations

Further reading

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “phantom”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

  • Hampton

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phantasmophobia

English

Etymology

Based on the Ancient Greek roots ???????? (phántasma, “ghost”) + ????? (phóbos, “fear”).

Noun

phantasmophobia (uncountable)

  1. An abnormal or irrational fear of ghosts and phantoms.

Related terms

  • phantasmophobic

Translations

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