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ghost vs fantasm

fantasm vs ghost

ghost and fantasm both are nouns.

ghost is a verb but fantasm is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ghost Yes No Yes No
fantasm Yes No No No
As nouns, fantasm is a hypernym of ghost; that is, fantasm is a word with a broader meaning than ghost:
  • ghost: a mental representation of some haunting experience
  • fantasm: something existing in perception only
Other hypernyms of ghost include apparition, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow.
ghost (noun) fantasm (noun)
a mental representation of some haunting experience something existing in perception only
a suggestion of some quality a ghostly appearing figure
the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
ghost (verb) fantasm (verb)
write for someone else
haunt like a ghost; pursue
move like a ghost
Difference between ghost and fantasm

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