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fantasm

/ˈfæn.tæz.əm/

Traduction: Nom désignant une figure spectrale ou surnaturelle, ou quelque chose qui n'existe que dans la perception ou l'imagination plutôt que dans la réalité.

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noun

C2formalcommon/ˈfæn.tæz.əm/

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

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant une figure spectrale ou surnaturelle, ou quelque chose qui n'existe que dans la perception ou l'imagination plutôt que dans la réalité.
  1. Ghostly apparition C1 formal

    A ghostly appearing figure or phantom.

    • The old castle is said to be haunted by a fantasm.
    • He claimed to have seen a fantasm in the dark hallway.
    • Legends speak of a fantasm that appears at midnight.

    🇫🇷Apparition fantomatique

    Synonymes: apparitionghostillusionphantomshadespecterspiritspookvisionwraith

  2. Illusion or figment C1 formal

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

    • His fears were just a fantasm of his own mind.
    • The mirage was a fantasm created by the heat.
    • She realized the perfect memory was a fantasm, not the truth.

    🇫🇷Fantasmé (illusion ou produit de l'imagination)

    Synonymes: apparitionchimeradelusionfancyfigmenthallucinationillusionmiragephantomvision

    Antonymes: actualityfactrealitytruth