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

"I wasn't here to tell a wish fulfilment story and walk through the process of how great it is to be famous on the internet; it can really suck sometimes."

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2018

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

From Economist • Aug. 17, 2017

Her whole body seemed to live in common with a spectral mirror sister, and to catch sight of this beloved sister was her first wish, fulfilment of which she effected as often as possible.

From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson