HOW TO PRONOUNCE
mirage
/mɚˈɑʒ/
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What does mirage mean?
noun
- An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.
- (figuratively) An illusion.
verb
- To cause to appear as or like a mirage.
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IPA pronunciation
/mɚˈɑʒ/
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But it was but a delusion, a mirage in the distance, a new road to lead me astray.
Experience has proved what deceptive light-effects may be observed amid the ice and how easily a mirage may simulate reality.
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The sand ridges ran glittering gold out to where the mirage licked them up, shining and steaming like a lake in the tropics.
In all directions we could make out small gameherds resting motionless in the heat of the day, the mirage throwing them into fantastic shapes.
Under what form of thought, illusion, or mirage does the unfamiliar problem which has obtruded itself into her customary life present itself behind those faceted eyes?