wish fulfillment

NOUN

dream come true

Synonyms

WEAK

dream vision ignis fatuus will-o'-the-wisp wish-fulfillment fantasy

Example Sentences

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It strikes me that Margo is selling a fantasy in the same way you do as an actor — it’s wish fulfillment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Mr. Kimmel also hints at the wish fulfillment at the heart of the Jewish-penned superhero tales: As he observes, within their pages, “nerdy outsiders end up exhibiting enviable superpowers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“And if you can’t have the wish fulfillment in movies, where are you going to get it?”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Seeing an evil man get what he deserves may provide fleeting wish fulfillment, but that doesn't make “Companion” an inherently feminist text.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025

Jules Verne must have employed a similar type of wish fulfillment with his prophetic writings that splashed a hundred years into the present.

From The Land of Look Behind by Brown, Paul Cameron