fantasm
fantasm /ˈfæntæzəm/
noun
-
Something existing in perception only
(
apparition
, fantasm
, phantasm
, phantasma
, phantom
, shadow
)
something existing in perception only
A ghostly apparition at midnight
a ghostly apparition at midnight
-
A ghostly appearing figure
(
fantasm
, phantasm
, phantasma
, apparition
, phantom
, specter
[American] , spectre
[Canadian, British] )
a ghostly appearing figure
We were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us