🌫️mirage

Meaning

An optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, often seen in deserts or hot roads, where water or objects appear to exist but do not.

An optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, especially in deserts

Example Sentences

The weary travelers saw a mirage of water in the desert.

The travelers saw a mirage of water in the desert.

Example Expressions

a mirage of hope

Synonyms

illusion, hallucination, fantasy, vision, delusion, phantom

Entry 1

illusion, hallucination, fantasy, vision, delusion

Entry 2

illusion, hallucination, phantom, vision

Antonyms

reality, truth, certainty, fact

Entry 1

reality, truth, certainty

Entry 2

reality, truth, fact

Collocations

desert mirage, shimmering mirage, illusory mirage, water mirage, optical mirage, distant mirage

Entry 1

desert mirage, shimmering mirage, illusory mirage

Entry 2

desert mirage, water mirage, optical mirage, distant mirage