wishful thinking
wishful thinking
nounDefinition of WISHFUL THINKING
: the attribution of reality to what one wishes to be true or the tenuous justification of what one wants to believe
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- The idea that the enemy will immediately surrender is nothing more than wishful thinking.
First Known Use of WISHFUL THINKING
1932
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