Neuter
Wunschdenken
Concepts
Synonyms
irreal
wirklichkeitsfremd
schöner Traum
Blütenträume
Wunsch der Vater des Gedankens
falsche Hoffnung
Translations
ευσεβείς πόθοι
wensdenken
pensamiento ilusorio
pensée désirée
pensamento desejoso
velleitarismoFrequency
Etymology
From Wunsch (“wish”) + Denken (“thinking”). Like English wishful thinking it seems to stem from the early 20th century, it being as yet unestablished which of the two is earlier.
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