wishful thinking as a noun: - 1
wishful thinking
noun
1 wishful thinking
The illusion that what you wish for is actually true.
Dutch: wensdenken, wishful thinking
Polish: myślenie życzeniowe
phrase
Roget 481:
nothing like leather;
the wish the father to the thought;
wishful thinking;
unshakable conviction;
my mind is made up - don't bother me with the my mind is made up - don't bother me with the facts. "
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