wish fulfilment

British  

noun

1. (in Freudian psychology) any successful attempt to fulfil a wish stemming from the unconscious mind, whether in fact, in fantasy, or by such disguised means as sublimation See also pleasure principle

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Example Sentences

It's wish fulfilment but of the simplest kind: longing for connection, a sort of Nancy Meyers for friends.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2021

Hollywood, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s soapy, gleefully ahistorical Netflix miniseries about postwar Hollywood, is not so much a work of historical fiction as it is an exercise in wish fulfilment.

From Slate • May 1, 2020

Sitters would often use the opportunity as a sort of wish fulfilment, posing as someone wealthier, manlier, more interesting.

From Economist • Aug. 17, 2017

There is always a danger of wish fulfilment in such situations - it is understandable that everyone is desperate for signs of improvement.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2013

This key is the principle of wish fulfilment, an interpretative principle which explains the mechanisms of the psyche and illuminates the mental content which underlies these.

From Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study by Sadger, J.