miraclenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmɪr.ə.kəl/us/ˈmɪr.ə.kəl/B2 an unusual and mysterious event that is thought to have been caused by a god because it does not follow the usual laws of nature:
Jesus Christ was said to have performed miracles like turning water into wine.
a very lucky event that is surprising and unexpected :
[ + (that) ] Looking at the state of his car, it's a miracle (that) he wasn't killed!
I can't promise a miracle cure, but I think we can improve things.
an excellent achievement in a particular area of activity :
I considered my recovery to be a miracle of modern medicine.
More examples
- You've performed a miracle on this kitchen - I've never seen it so clean!
- It's a miracle nobody died in the accident.
- Barring miracles, the company will go out of business very soon.
- The treatment is a miracle of modern medicine.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disorientate
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- ferment
- flutter
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- off balance
- turbulence
- whirl
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Idiom(s)
perform/work miracles/a miracle