Meaning & use

phantom

noun·Advanced

A ghost or apparition, or something that seems to exist but has no real, physical presence.

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Local legend says a phantom still wanders the corridors of the abandoned hotel.

Doctors explained that phantom limb pain can persist long after an amputation.

A note on using this word

Phantom can describe a supernatural ghost or, as a noun modifier, something illusory, as in 'phantom pain' or 'phantom pregnancy'.

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