Phrase guide

hall of mirrors

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A carnival attraction with curved mirrors (funhouse mirrors) that distort the viewer's appearance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The hall of mirrors was her favorite attraction at the fair.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A situation confusing for its false appearances, especially when they are compounded upon one another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • The lies had become a hall of mirrors by the time the scam was exposed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A glitch in some three-dimensional games where a missing texture prevents part of the scene from being rendered correctly, causing a trail of previously rendered frames to appear instead.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: video-games

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: peilitalo — carnival attraction with curved mirrors that distort the viewer's appearance
  • German: Spiegellabyrinth — carnival attraction with curved mirrors that distort the viewer's appearance
  • Hungarian: tükörterem — carnival attraction with curved mirrors that distort the viewer's appearance
  • Hungarian: tükörútvesztő — carnival attraction with curved mirrors that distort the viewer's appearance
  • Hungarian: tükörlabirintus — carnival attraction with curved mirrors that distort the viewer's appearance
  • Polish: gabinet luster — carnival attraction with curved mirrors that distort the viewer's appearance