phantom vibration syndrome

noun

The perception that one's mobile phone is vibrating or ringing when it is not.

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Meanings

nounphantom vibration syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe perception that one's mobile phone is vibrating or ringing when it is not.

Origin

First used in a 2003 article entitled "Phantom Vibration Syndrome" published in the New Pittsburgh Courier, written by Robert D. Jones under a pseudonym.

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phantom vibration syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantom%20vibration%20syndrome

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“phantom vibration syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantom%20vibration%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phantom vibration syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantom%20vibration%20syndrome.

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