Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phantom limb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: phan-tom limb
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached.

Example Sentences

"Weak or pulverized No better medicine Angels have been advised Don't want no requiem I'll just haunt you like a phantom limb"

Inflected Forms

phantom limbs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

paresthesia

Synonyms

phantom pain phantom sensations pseudesthesia

Questions

What does phantom limb mean?: The false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached.

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