[U] the belief that sth that you want to happen is happening or will happen, although this is actually not true or very unlikely:
I've got a feeling that Alex likes me, but that might just be wishful thinking.
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Is wishful thinking a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, wishful thinking is tagged as noun.
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