phantom
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/ˈfæntəm/
🇬🇧
/ˈfæntəm/
noun
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an imaginary or ghostly figure
He saw a phantom in the mirror that scared him.
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something that is imagined rather than real
The fear of failure is just a phantom in her mind.
adjective
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ghostlike or unreal
The phantom figure appeared and disappeared quickly.
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existing only in the imagination
His phantom dreams never came true.
translation
an imaginary or ghostly figure; something that is imagined rather than real
ghostlike or unreal; existing only in the imagination
Word Forms
Plural
phantoms