wish fulfillment
noun
: the gratification of a desire especially symbolically (as in dreams, daydreams, or neurotic symptoms)
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This story also represents a bit of wish fulfillment for the author, putting a woman in the director's chair for an old Hollywood film.
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EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
That is a bit wish fulfillment to me, in the fan fiction of my girlhood.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2024
By contrast, Diop’s film leaves behind history and wish fulfillment, preferring to explore what restitution means in the messy present and uncertain future.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
There’s nostalgia and wish fulfillment, and various opportunities (temptations, even) to reset the entire narrative and return to the comfort of equilibrium — but this has never been a show to shy away from a challenge.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2024
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EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
That is a bit wish fulfillment to me, in the fan fiction of my girlhood.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2024
By contrast, Diop’s film leaves behind history and wish fulfillment, preferring to explore what restitution means in the messy present and uncertain future.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
There’s nostalgia and wish fulfillment, and various opportunities (temptations, even) to reset the entire narrative and return to the comfort of equilibrium — but this has never been a show to shy away from a challenge.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Wish fulfillment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wish%20fulfillment. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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