phantom

phan·tom also fan·tom  (fntm)

n.

1.

a. Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or an apparition.

b. Something elusive or delusive.

2. An image that appears only in the mind; an illusion.

3. Something dreaded or despised.

adj.

1. Resembling, characteristic of, or being a phantom; illusive.

2. Fictitious; nonexistent: phantom employees on the payroll.

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[Middle English fantom, from Old French fantosme, probably from Vulgar Latin *phantauma, from Greek dialectal *phantagma, from Greek phantasma; see phantasm.]

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phantom [ˈfæntəm]

n

1.

a.  an apparition or spectre

b.  (as modifier) a phantom army marching through the sky

2. the visible representation of something abstract, esp as appearing in a dream or hallucination phantoms of evil haunted his sleep

3. something apparently unpleasant or horrific that has no material form

4. (Medicine) Med another name for manikin [2b]

[from Old French fantosme, from Latin phantasma phantasm]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	phantom - a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, spectre, specter disembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings Flying Dutchman - the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day
	2.	phantom - something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, shadow, apparition flying saucer, UFO, unidentified flying object - an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins Flying Dutchman - a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope ghost, specter, wraith, spectre, spook, shade - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" illusion, semblance - an erroneous mental representation
Adj.	1.	phantom - something apparently sensed but having no physical reality; "seemed to hear faint phantom bells"; "the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb" unreal - not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary; "this conversation is getting more and more unreal"; "the fantastically unreal world of government bureaucracy"; "the unreal world of advertising art"

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phantom

noun

1. spectre, ghost, spirit, shade (literary), spook (informal), apparition, wraith, revenant, phantasm Many people claimed to have seen the phantom.

2. illusion, vision, hallucination, figment, chimera, figment of the imagination In pressing for an agreement, Mr Kohl may be chasing a phantom.

adjective

imaginary, imagined, fictitious, illusory, nonexistent, hallucinatory a phantom pregnancy

Translations

phantom [ˈfæntəm]

A. N → fantasma m

B. CPD [form, shape] → fantasmal; [bank account] → fantasma
phantom limb N → extremidad f imaginaria
phantom pregnancy N → embarazo m psicológico
phantom ship N → buque m fantasma

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phantom [ˈfæntəm]

n (= ghost) → fantôme m

adj

[company, organization, profit] → fantôme
phantom companies run by her relations → des sociétés fantômes dirigées par des membres de sa famille phantom limb
phantom limb n → membre m fantôme
phantom pregnancy n → grossesse f nerveuse

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phantom

n → Phantom nt; (= ghost: esp of particular person) → Geist m; phantoms of the imagination → Fantasiegebilde pl, → Phantasiegebilde pl

adj attr (= imagined) → eingebildet; (= mysterious) → Phantom-; a phantom child/knight etc → der Geist eines Kindes/Ritters etc; phantom limb pains → Phantomschmerzen pl; phantom company → Briefkastenfirma f; phantom withdrawal (from cash dispenser) → falsche or irrtümliche Abbuchung, Falschbelastung f

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phantom [ˈfæntəm]

1. adj → fantasma inv

2. n → fantasma m

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phantom [ˈfæntəm]

1. adj → fantasma inv

2. n → fantasma m

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phantom

n phantom [ˈfantəm]

a ghost The castle is said to be haunted by a phantom. spook شَبَح призрак zjevení, přízrak spøgelse die Erscheinung φάντασμα fantasma viirastus روح haamu fantôme רוּחַ प्रेत prikaza,sablast kísértet hantu draugur, vofa fantasma 幻 유령 šmėkla, vaiduoklis fantoms; spoks hantu spook fantom, spøkelse widmo fantasma fantomă призрак prízrak prikazen fantom spöke, vålnad ผี hayalet, hortlak 幻影，幽靈 фантом, примара بھوت bóng ma 幻影，幽灵