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semblance vs phantom limb

phantom limb vs semblance

semblance and phantom limb both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
semblance Yes No No No
phantom limb Yes No No No
As nouns, phantom limb is a hyponym of semblance; that is, phantom limb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than semblance:
  • semblance: an erroneous mental representation
  • phantom limb: the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated
Other hyponyms of semblance include apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow, irradiation.
semblance (noun) phantom limb (noun)
picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
an erroneous mental representation
Difference between semblance and phantom limb

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