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Wishful thinking

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The formation of beliefs based on an outcome that aligns with one's desires or hopes, while disregarding evidence, rationality, or reality. idiomatic, uncountable, usually

    "When you first come out, you might have an overactive gaydar. When I realized I was gay, I wanted everyone to be gay too, which led to a lot of wishful thinking. "Helen Hunt is gay!" Dream on, girl!"

  2. 2
    the illusion that what you wish for is actually true wordnet
  3. 3
    Decision making based on self-delusion. idiomatic, uncountable, usually

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