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wish fulfillment

noun

Definition of wish fulfillment

: the gratification of a desire especially symbolically (as in dreams, daydreams, or neurotic symptoms)

Examples of wish fulfillment in a Sentence

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 The reversals of fortune feel like easy wish fulfillment. — Michael Phillips, Detroit Free Press, "Emma Thompson outstanding, but ‘Late Night’ disappoints," 13 June 2019 But even the best of these are advertisements that create a false sense of fan wish fulfillment. — Los Angeles Times, "The Player: Living inside the game of Comic-Con and what ‘activations’ mean for fandom," 25 July 2019

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First Known Use of wish fulfillment

1908, in the meaning defined above

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wish fulfillment

noun
wish ful·​fill·​ment | \ -mənt\

Medical Definition of wish fulfillment

: the gratification of a desire especially symbolically (as in dreams or fantasies)

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