Meaning Of The Word Wishful thinking

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Wishful thinking Meaning

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Wishful thinking Definition

What's The Definition Of Wishful thinking?

wishful thinking
uncountable noun: If you say that an idea, wish, or hope is wishful thinking, you mean that it has failed to come true or is unlikely to come true.

wishful thinking in American English
thinking in which one consciously or unconsciously interprets facts in terms of what one would like to believe
noun: interpretation of facts, actions, words, etc., as one would like them to be rather than as they really are; imagining as actual what is not

wishful thinking in British English
noun: the erroneous belief that one's wishes are in accordance with reality

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