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fatamorgana — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • delusion noun A firmly held false belief, maintained even against clear evidence.

Senses

fatamorgana is used for these senses in English:

  • Fata Morgana A form of mirage seen just above the horizon, caused by a temperature inversion in the atmosphere, in which multiple upright and inverted images of a distant object appear to be stacked on top of each other in a highly distorted fashion; especially one seen at sea, and particularly in the Strait of Messina.
  • delusion That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

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