phantasma

/fænˈtæzmə/
noun
  1. A ghost, spirit, or phantom; an apparition.
    • The old castle was said to be haunted by a phantasma that appeared at midnight.
    • In the story, the hero confronts a terrifying phantasma in the dark forest.
    • She thought she saw a phantasma in the mirror, but it was just a trick of the light.
  2. A figment of the imagination; an illusion or unreal image.
    • His fear of failure was just a phantasma that held him back from trying.
    • The mirage in the desert was a phantasma created by the heat.
    • She realized her perfect memory of the vacation was a phantasma, not what really happened.
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