wish fulfillment
noun
: the gratification of a desire especially symbolically (as in dreams, daydreams, or neurotic symptoms)
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There’s probably a bit of wish fulfillment in the idea of this show.
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EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Lekman said he was recently inspired by Christian Kracht’s Eurotrash, a novel that’s half autobiographical and half wish fulfillment.
—Katy Hershberger
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
Perhaps this subversive interpretation is wish fulfillment on my part.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
That’s the kind of wish fulfillment others can barely dream of.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
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EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Lekman said he was recently inspired by Christian Kracht’s Eurotrash, a novel that’s half autobiographical and half wish fulfillment.
—Katy Hershberger
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
Perhaps this subversive interpretation is wish fulfillment on my part.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
That’s the kind of wish fulfillment others can barely dream of.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wish fulfillment
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“Wish fulfillment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wish%20fulfillment. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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