nnoun.persona ghostly appearing figureSynset:apparition fantasm phantasm phantasma specter spectre
Examples:- we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
Derivationally Related Form:phantasmal
Hypernyms:disembodied spirit spirit
Inherited Hypernyms:apparitionspiritspiritual beingbeliefcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Flying Dutchman
Full Hyponyms:flying dutchman
nnoun.cognitionsomething existing in perception onlySynset:apparition fantasm phantasm phantasma shadow
Examples:- a ghostly apparition at midnight
Derivationally Related Form:phantasmalshadowy
Hypernyms:illusion semblance
Inherited Hypernyms:apparitionillusionappearancerepresentationcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Flying DutchmanUFOflying saucerghostshadespecterspectrespookunidentified flying objectwraith
Full Hyponyms:flying dutchmanghostunidentified flying object
adj satadj.allsomething apparently sensed but having no physical realityExamples:- seemed to hear faint phantom bells
- the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb
Antonyms:real
Inherited Hypernyms:phantom
Similar to:unreal