Wunschdenken.
wishful thinking
Meaning & usage
wishful thinking
Der ganze Plan beruhte auf reinem Wunschdenken.
Where this word comes from
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.