English Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition looking-glass in British English

looking-glass adjective

adjective
1

used to describe a situation that is illogical or the opposite of what you expect; from the children's story Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

Example

the looking-glass world of totalitarianism

Example

The scenario makes sense, with a touch of looking-glass logic.

Definition looking-glass in British English