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wishful thinking

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wishful thinking
n.
Identification of one's wishes or desires with reality.
wishful thinking
Noun
an interpretation of the facts as one would like them to be, rather than as they are: was it wishful thinking, or had the enemy lost heart?
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Noun1.wishful thinking - the illusion that what you wish for is actually true
fancy, phantasy, illusion, fantasy - something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"


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