phantom

• Qualifie quelque chose qui évoque un fantôme ou un esprit ; qui n'existe qu'en apparence ou dans l'imagination, sans réalité tangible.

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.

   fantomatique / illusoire

   • 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.

   Synonymeschimericaletherealghostlyillusoryimaginaryincorporealshadowyspectralunreal

   Antonymesactualcorporealrealsubstantialtangible

• Nom désignant une figure fantomatique ou surnaturelle, ou quelque chose qui n'existe que dans la perception ou l'imagination.

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.

   Fantôme

   • 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.

   Synonymesapparitionghostphantasmrevenantshadespecterspiritspookvisionwraith

2. Illusion or figmentB2formal

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

   Illusion ou produit de l'imagination

   • 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.

   Synonymesapparitiondelusionfigmenthallucinationillusionspectervision

   Antonymesactualityfactrealitysubstancetruth