From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Meteorology, Opticsmiragemi‧rage /ˈmɪrɑːʒ $ məˈrɑːʒ/ noun [countable]1HEMSEEan effect caused by hot air in a desert, which makes you think that you can see objects when they are not actually there2HOPEa dream, hope, or wish that cannot come trueSYN illusionPerhaps we are just chasing a mirage.Examples from the Corpusmirage• The bubbles of foamtrembled to mist and I sensed the house become dangerous, a mirage to my eyes.• The oasis is just a mirage.• It floated mockingly through his sleep and came like a mirage between his eyes and the daylight.• But the opposition is not alone in seeing the appearance of new prosperity as in part a mirage.• She thought at first it must be the edge of the sea, then realised it was a mirage.• A mirage, a reflection of layers on air out to sea.• Information at a distanceoverwhelms, or createsmirages.• He has photo enhancements, floor plans, home movies, biographies, bibliographies, letters, rumors, mirages, dreams.• an eerie no-man's land where travellers see mirages• The thought of the hotel seemed like the mirage of an oasis, something always just out of reach.Originmirage(1800-1900)Frenchmirer; → MIRROR1