wish fulfillment
noun
: the gratification of a desire especially symbolically (as in dreams, daydreams, or neurotic symptoms)
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Smashing a laptop felt like wish fulfillment in 2010.
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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
This story also represents a bit of wish fulfillment for the author, putting a woman in the director's chair for an old Hollywood film.
—EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
This story also represents a bit of wish fulfillment for the author, putting a woman in the director's chair for an old Hollywood film.
—EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Wish fulfillment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wish%20fulfillment. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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