"wish fulfilment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wish fulfilments [plural]
Etymology: From wish + fulfilment, translating German Wunscherfüllung. Etymology templates: {{m|en|wish}} wish, {{m|en|fulfilment}} fulfilment, {{der|en|de|Wunscherfüllung}} German Wunscherfüllung Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wish fulfilment (countable and uncountable, plural wish fulfilments)
  1. The imagined satisfying of a wish or desire, especially one which was unconscious or not recognised by the holder; the expression of such fulfilment in a dream, fantasy etc. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wish_fulfilment-en-noun-YwBBHoTn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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