Delusion
Delusion noun - A conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality.
Phantom is a synonym for delusion in misconception topic. In some cases you can use "Phantom" instead a noun "Delusion".
Phantom
Phantom noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.
Delusion is a synonym for phantom in ghost topic. You can use "Delusion" instead a noun "Phantom", if it concerns topics such as figment of the imagination.
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Of course, it was all a delusion caused by an escaped Phantom that attacked him in his barn and invaded his mind.
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Valerie Gray from Danny Phantom who's under the delusion that all ghosts are evil—her job originally started with her getting revenge on one who ruined her perfect life.
Source: The Hunter
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