Meaning of PIPE DREAM
| Pronunciation: | | pIp dreem
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| | Definition: | | [n] a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe" |
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| | Synonyms: | | dream |
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| | See Also: | | fantasy, phantasy | |
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| | Definition: | | Pipe Dream
A young African-American man addicted to crack cocaine and on trial for murder recounts the events that led to his arrest--which he claims is wrongful. His attempts to prove his innocence are, of course, in vain. Jones`s novel is a strong indictment of the system, and of the difficulties faced by young impoverished black men when they are caught in it. more details ... |
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| | Related Terms: | | absence of mind, absentmindedness, absorption, abstractedness, abstraction, airy hope, airy nothing, autism, bad dream, be absent, bemusement, brown study, bubble, castle-building, chimera, daydream, daydreamer, daydreaming, deception, deluded belief, delusion, depth of thought, dereism, divagate, dream, dream of, dream vision, dreaming, dreamland, dreamworld, engrossment, false belief, fantasy, fantasying, fit of abstraction, freak out, go woolgathering, golden dream, ignis fatuus, illusion, incubus, misbelief, misconception, moon, mooning, moonraking, muse, musefulness, musing, muted ecstasy, nightmare, pipe-dreaming, preoccupation, quixotic ideal, reverie, self-deceit, self-deception, self-delusion, stargaze, stargazing, stray, study, trance, trick, trip, unreal hope, utopia, vapor, vision, Walter Mitty, wander, woolgathering, wrong impression |
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