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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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

Phillips: I think it was just like a wish fulfillment of an 8-year-old.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

Seeing an evil man get exactly what he deserves may provide some fleeting wish fulfillment, but that inevitable scene where Iris takes back her power doesn’t make “Companion” an inherently feminist text.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025

It had not been a nightmare, a wish fulfillment of escape.

From A Woman's Place by Clifton, Mark