"Wunschdenken" meaning in German

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Noun

Audio: De-Wunschdenken.ogg Forms: Wunschdenkens [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Wunschdenken [nominative, singular], Wunschdenkens [genitive, singular], Wunschdenken [dative, singular], Wunschdenken [accusative, singular]
Etymology: Wunsch + Denken Etymology templates: {{affix|de|Wunsch|Denken}} Wunsch + Denken Head templates: {{de-noun|n.sg}} Wunschdenken n (strong, genitive Wunschdenkens, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n.sg}}
  1. wishful thinking Tags: neuter, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Wunschdenken-de-noun-TZ9F8t3R Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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