mirage
[noun]
Synonyms: illusion, hallucination, optical illusion

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mi‧rage /ˈmɪrɑːʒ $ məˈrɑːʒ/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: mirer; ⇒ mirror¹]

1. an effect caused by hot air in a desert, which makes you think that you can see objects when they are not actually there

2. a dream, hope, or wish that cannot come true Synonym : illusion:
Perhaps we are just chasing a mirage.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

mirage
noun
VERB + MIRAGE see | chase (figurative) Perhaps we are all just chasing a mirage.
MIRAGE + VERB vanish

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