1phan·tom 
/ˈfæntəm/ noun
plural phan·toms /ˈfæntəm/ noun [count] 1 : the soul of a dead person thought of as living in an unseen world or as appearing to living people : ghost
▪ The book is about the phantoms that are said to haunt the nation's cemeteries. 2 : something that is not real and exists only in a person's mind
▪ The crisis is merely a phantom made up by the media. 3 : something that is hard to see or achieve — often + of ▪ He spent years chasing the phantoms of fame and fortune.
▪ The book is about the phantoms that are said to haunt the nation's cemeteries.
▪ The crisis is merely a phantom made up by the media.
