Definition
A magical show or sequence of images that shift and change rapidly, creating a confusing or dreamlike effect.
Etymology
Coined in 1801 from fantasm plus the Greek agoreuein meaning 'to speak.' The term originally described a type of optical illusion show popular in 18th-century Europe using lantern projections, and evolved to mean any rapid succession of shifting images or ideas.
Kelly Says
The original Fantasmagoria was a literal show invented in Paris where 'ghosts' were projected onto smoke using magic lanterns—it terrorized audiences so effectively that people fainted, making it possibly history's first horror experience designed for entertainment.
Translations
ARالعربية
الفانتاسية
alfāntāsī
BNবাংলা
গাটালাসাটা
fanṭṇṭṇṭṇṭṇ
CSČeština
fantazie
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DADansk
fantasie
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DEDeutsch
Fantasmagorie
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ELΕλληνικά
φπππαστασια
fan.t\u00e1s.ma.go.ri
ESEspañol
fantasmagoría
fan.t\u00e1s.ma.go.r\u00eda
FISuomi
fantasia
fan.t\u00e1s.ma.go.ri
FRFrançais
fantasmagorie
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HEעברית
באנטית
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HIहिन्दी
दातानास्न्
fanṭṇṭṇṭṇṭṇ
HUMagyar
fantázia
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IDBahasa Indonesia
fantasi
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ITItaliano
fantasmagoria
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JA日本語
影当之気にいるです
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KO한국어
촌주세요주세요주세요
fan.t\u00e1s.ma.go.ri
NLNederlands
fantasie
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NONorsk
fantasie
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PLPolski
fantazja
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PTPortuguês
fantasmagoria
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RORomână
fantazie
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RUРусский
фантасмагория
fan.t\u00e1s.ma.go.ri
SVSvenska
fantasie
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TAதமிழ்
நாபி்பி்க்
fanṭṇṭṇṭṇ
TEతెలుగు
ିிைகிைக்
fanṭṇṭṇṭṇ
THไทย
สัสี่าสรี่
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TRTürkçe
fantezi
fan.t\u00e1s.ma.go.ri
UKУкраїнська
фантасмагория
fan.t\u00e1s.ma.go.ri
VITiếng Việt
tệ ạn ẫụẽợ
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ZH中文
影当之気的之気
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