phantasmagoria
Pronunciation: /ˌfantazməˈgɔːrɪə, -ˈgɒrɪə/
Definition of phantasmagoria
noun
Derivatives
Origin:
early 19th century (originally the name of a London exhibition (1802) of optical illusions produced chiefly by magic lantern): probably from French fantasmagorie, from fantasme 'phantasm' + a fanciful suffix