MIRAGE

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Meaning:

Something illusory and unattainable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mirage" is a kind of...):

misconception (an incorrect conception)

Meaning:

An optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("mirage" is a kind of...):

optical illusion (an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mirage"):

fata morgana (a mirage in the Strait of Messina (attributed to the Arthurian sorcerer Morgan le Fay))