phantasmagoria
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++phan·tas·ma·go·ri·a /ˌfæntæzməˈɡɒriə $ fænˌtæzməˈɡɔːriə/ noun [countable] literaryCONFUSED a scene that is confused, changing, and strange, like something from a dream 幻境，梦幻景象 —phantasmagorical /-ˈɡɒrɪkəl $ -ˈɡɔː-/ adjective
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phantasmagoria• The product of wishful and naive thinking - nothing but a cruel deceit: a phantasmagoria.• Soon enough, however, Pelevin veers off into his trademark philosophical phantasmagoria.• Quirky buildings are often just that: oddballs, curios, rococo phantasmagoria that quickly pall.• This phantasmagoria is not entirely original.Origin phantasmagoria (1800-1900) French phantasme (from Old French fantasme; → PHANTASM) + -agorie (probably from Greek ageirein “to collect together”)phan·tas·ma·go·ri·a nounChineseSyllable
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phantasmagoria
phan‧tas‧ma‧go‧ri‧a /ˌfæntæzməˈɡɒriə $ fænˌtæzməˈɡɔːriə/
noun [countable]
—phantasmagorical /-ˈɡɒrɪkəl $ -ˈɡɔː-/ adjective
phan‧tas‧ma‧go‧ri‧a /ˌfæntæzməˈɡɒriə $ fænˌtæzməˈɡɔːriə/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: phantasme (from Old French fantasme; ⇨ phantasm) + -agorie (probably from Greek ageirein 'to collect together')
literary a scene that is confused, changing, and strange, like something from a dreamLanguage: French
Origin: phantasme (from Old French fantasme; ⇨ phantasm) + -agorie (probably from Greek ageirein 'to collect together')
—phantasmagorical /-ˈɡɒrɪkəl $ -ˈɡɔː-/ adjective