wish fulfillment
noun
: the gratification of a desire especially symbolically (as in dreams, daydreams, or neurotic symptoms)
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These convolutions come across as brand management to the point of wish fulfillment; did a Fleischer Studios executive give the note that under no circumstances must the musical imply that Betty Boop is anything else than universally adored?
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
The thought of Marshall, who in this fictional universe is merely a former congressman, getting shot into space alongside his empty-eyed wife (Toni Collette) and their most faithful followers after losing a second election does sound like wish fulfillment.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2025
But wish fulfillment was always just a means to get audiences in the theater and send them home happy.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
This is also a film floating along on teen-movie archetypes and wish fulfillment.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
The thought of Marshall, who in this fictional universe is merely a former congressman, getting shot into space alongside his empty-eyed wife (Toni Collette) and their most faithful followers after losing a second election does sound like wish fulfillment.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2025
But wish fulfillment was always just a means to get audiences in the theater and send them home happy.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
This is also a film floating along on teen-movie archetypes and wish fulfillment.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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