wishful thinking
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wishful thinking
noun wishful thinkings
- The formation of beliefs based on an outcome that aligns with one's desires or hopes, while disregarding evidence, rationality, or reality. When you first come out, you might have an overactive gaydar. When I realized I was gay, I wanted everyone to be gay too, which led to a lot of wishful thinking. "Helen Hunt is gay!" Dream on, girl!
- Decision making based on self-delusion.
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noun illusion that what one would like is true
| Español | ilusión, espejismo, pensamiento deseoso, voluntarismo, el cuento de la lechera, mucho optimismo |
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| 日本語 | 希望的観測 kibōteki kansoku, 甘い考え amai kangae, 皮算用 kawazan'yō |
| 中文 | 一廂情願 /一厢情愿 yīxiāngqíngyuàn, 痴心妄想 chīxīnwàngxiǎng, 如意算盤 /如意算盘 rúyì suànpán, 妄想 wàngxiǎng, 痴想 chīxiǎng |
| Português | wishful thinking, pensamento desejoso |
| Français | vœu pieux |
| Deutsch | Wunschdenken |
| Italiano | pia illusione, pio desiderio, mero desiderio |
| Ελληνικά | ευσεβείς πόθοι efseveís póthoi |
| Русский | приня́тие жела́емого за действи́тельное prinjátije želájemovo za dejstvítelʹnoje |
| العربية | تَفْكِير رَغْبَوِيّ tafkīr raḡbawiyy |
| עברית | תקוות שווא tiqvát shav, משאלת לב mish'élet lev |
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title = {wishful thinking},
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