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WISHFUL THINKING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The illusion that what you wish for is actually true
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("wishful thinking" is a kind of...):
fancy; fantasy; illusion; phantasy (something many people believe that is false)
