Phantom — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a ghostly appearing figure

something existing in perception only

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈæntəm/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈantəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈantəm/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈæntəm/.

Examples

we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
a ghostly apparition at midnight
seemed to hear faint phantom bells

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spectre shadow specter phantasma apparition phantasm fantasm

Parts of Speech

noun	a ghostly appearing figure “we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us”
noun	something existing in perception only “a ghostly apparition at midnight”
adjective	something apparently sensed but having no physical reality “seemed to hear faint phantom bells”

Word Forms

phantasmal	adjective	resembling or characteristic of a phantom
shadowy	adjective	lacking in substance; - W.A.Butler

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

fantôme

une figure fantomatique

🇪🇸Spanish

fantasma

una figura fantasmal

🇮🇹Italian

fantasma

una figura dall'apparenza spettrale

🇳🇱Dutch

fantoom

een spookachtig verschijnende figuur

🇵🇹Portuguese

fantasma

uma figura de aparência fantasmagórica

🇷🇺Russian

призрак

призрачная фигура

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रेत

एक भूतिया दिखने वाली आकृति

🇧🇩Bengali

ফ্যান্টম

একটি ভৌতিক প্রদর্শিত চিত্র

🇮🇳Tamil

மாயை

ஒரு பேய் உருவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫాంటమ్

దెయ్యంగా కనిపించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रेत

एक भुताटकी दिसणारी आकृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફેન્ટમ

ભૂતિયા દેખાતી આકૃતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫ್ಯಾಂಟಮ್

ಪ್ರೇತವಾಗಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಆಕೃತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫാൻ്റം

ഒരു പ്രേതരൂപം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੈਂਟਮ

ਇੱਕ ਭੂਤ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਸ਼ਖਸੀਅਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

پریت

ایک بھوت دکھائی دینے والی شخصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幻影

幽灵般出现的身影

🇯🇵Japanese

ファントム

幽霊のように現れる人影

🇰🇷Korean

환상

유령처럼 보이는 인물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ma

một nhân vật xuất hiện ma quái

🇹🇭Thai

ผี

ร่างที่ดูน่ากลัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

hantu

sosok yang tampak seperti hantu

🇵🇭Filipino

multo

isang multo na lumilitaw na pigura

🇲🇾Malay

hantu

sosok hantu yang muncul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فانتوم

شخصية تظهر شبحيًا

🇮🇷Persian

فانتوم

یک چهره شبح مانند

🇹🇷Turkish

hayalet

hayalet gibi görünen bir figür

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִמיוֹנִי

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