wish fulfillment
noun
: the gratification of a desire especially symbolically (as in dreams, daydreams, or neurotic symptoms)
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His research led to the common thread of wish fulfillment.
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2024
Smashing a laptop felt like wish fulfillment in 2010.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
These stories amount to wish fulfillment for people who want to believe stereotypes about German austerity, which may be a measure of the Grimms’ success.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
For some people, that’s the kind of wish fulfillment that puts superheroes to shame.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2024
Smashing a laptop felt like wish fulfillment in 2010.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
These stories amount to wish fulfillment for people who want to believe stereotypes about German austerity, which may be a measure of the Grimms’ success.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
For some people, that’s the kind of wish fulfillment that puts superheroes to shame.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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 28 Dec. 2024.
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