Phantom definition
A phantom pregnancy.
Phantoms of a disturbed mind.
A ghost that haunts your house is an example of a phantom.
A phantom arm.
Phantom employees on the payroll; deposits in a phantom bank account.
The phantoms of things past.
An example of a phantom is a phantom pain in an amputated leg.
A phantom of a leader.
A phantom pregnancy.
A phantom arm.
Tales of a phantom ship haunting the bay.
Other Word Forms
Noun
Origin of phantom
- Middle English fantom from Old French fantosme probably from Vulgar Latin phantauma from Greek dialectal phantagma from Greek phantasma phantasm
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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