mirage

noun

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There are 2 syllables in the word mirage.

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Definition of mirage:

mirage (noun):: something illusory; an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects.; an optical (see optical sense 2a) effect that is sometimes seen at sea, in the desert, or over a hot pavement, that may have the appearance of a pool of water or a mirror in which distant objects are seen inverted, and that is caused by the bending or reflection of rays of light by a layer of heated air of varying density

Synonyms for mirage:

chimera

conceit

concoction

daydream

delusion

dream

fabrication

fantasm

fantasy

fiction

figment

hallucination

idea

ignis fatuus

illusion

nightmare

nonentity

optical illusion

phantasm

phantasy

pipe dream

unreality

vision

visualization

Antonyms for mirage:

actual fact

actuality

actualization

all sewn up

certainty

cinch

corporeality

experience

fact

foregone conclusion

inevitability

inevitable result

materialisation

materiality

materialization

reality

safe bet

shoo-in

sure bet

sure thing

truth

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