phantom

• Bezeichnet etwas, das wie ein Geist oder Trugbild erscheint, nur scheinbar existiert oder bloß in der Vorstellung vorhanden ist.

Describes something that is like a ghost or spirit; existing only in appearance or imagination.

1. Illusory or GhostlyB2formal

   Something that appears to be sensed but has no physical reality; existing only in the imagination.

   Illusorisch oder geisterhaft

   • He felt a phantom pain in his amputated leg.
   • The phantom image on the screen was just a trick of the light.
   • She heard a phantom sound in the empty house.

   Synonymechimericaletherealghostlyillusoryimaginaryincorporealshadowyspectralunreal

   Antonymeactualcorporealrealsubstantialtangible

• Ein Substantiv, das eine geisterhafte oder übersinnliche Erscheinung bezeichnet oder etwas, das nur in der Wahrnehmung oder Vorstellung existiert.

A noun referring to a ghostly or spectral figure, or something that exists only in perception or imagination.

1. Ghostly apparitionB2formal

   A spectral figure or ghost that appears to be present but has no physical substance.

   Phantom

   • The old castle is said to be haunted by a phantom.
   • She claimed to have seen a phantom in the hallway.
   • Legends speak of a phantom that roams the forest at night.

   Synonymeapparitionghostphantasmrevenantshadespecterspiritspookvisionwraith

2. Illusion or figmentB2formal

   Something that exists only in perception or imagination, not in reality.

   Phantom

   • His fear of failure was just a phantom in his mind.
   • The hope for a quick solution turned out to be a phantom.
   • The phantom of a perfect life haunted her dreams.

   Synonymeapparitiondelusionfigmenthallucinationillusionspectervision

   Antonymeactualityfactrealitysubstancetruth