Phantasms: meaning, definitions and examples
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phantasms
[ หfรฆnหtรฆzษmz ]
supernatural entities
Phantasms are supernatural entities or beings that are often perceived as illusions or hallucinations.
Synonyms
apparitions, phantoms, specters
Examples of usage
- They believed they saw phantasms haunting the old mansion.
- The movie portrayed phantasms as ghostly figures wandering the abandoned hospital.
figments of the imagination
Phantasms can also refer to figments of the imagination, especially in the context of dreams or fantasies.
Synonyms
delusions, fantasies, illusions
Examples of usage
- The artist's paintings were filled with colorful phantasms from her dreams.
- He described the novel as a collection of phantasms that reflected his inner thoughts and fears.
Translations
Translations of the word "phantasms" in other languages:
๐ต๐น fantasmas
๐ฎ๐ณ เคญเฅเคค
๐ฉ๐ช Phantome
๐ฎ๐ฉ hantu
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฐะฝัะฐะทะผะธ
๐ต๐ฑ fantazmy
๐ฏ๐ต ๅนปๅฝฑ (gen'ei)
๐ซ๐ท fantรดmes
๐ช๐ธ fantasmas
๐น๐ท hayaletler
๐ฐ๐ท ํ์ (hwanyeong)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฃุดุจุงุญ
๐จ๐ฟ pลรญzraky
๐ธ๐ฐ prรญzraky
๐จ๐ณ ๅนปๅฝฑ (huร nyวng)
๐ธ๐ฎ prikazni
๐ฎ๐ธ draugar
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะตะปะตััะตั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแฉแแแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ xษyallar
๐ฒ๐ฝ fantasmas
Word origin
The word 'phantasms' originates from the Greek word 'phantasma', meaning 'apparition' or 'illusion'. It has been used in English since the 16th century to describe supernatural entities or figments of the imagination.
See also: phantasmagoric.