Phantom

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈfantÉ™m/
• US IPA: /ˈfænɾəm/

Alternative forms

• fantom archaic

Origin

From Middle English fantom, fantum, from Old French fantosme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα.

Full definition of phantom

Noun

1. Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition; something elusive or delusive.
2. An image that appears only in the mind; an illusion.

Synonyms

• ghost

Derived terms

• phantom limb
• phantom pain

Adjective

1. Illusive.
2. Fictitious or nonexistent.
   phantom limb

Anagrams

• Hampton