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ghost vs phantasm

phantasm vs ghost

ghost and phantasm both are nouns.

ghost is a verb but phantasm is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ghost Yes No Yes No
phantasm Yes No No No
As nouns, phantasm is a hypernym of ghost; that is, phantasm is a word with a broader meaning than ghost:
  • ghost: a mental representation of some haunting experience
  • phantasm: something existing in perception only
Other hypernyms of ghost include apparition, fantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow.
ghost (noun) phantasm (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) phantasm (verb)
write for someone else
haunt like a ghost; pursue
move like a ghost
Difference between ghost and phantasm

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