wish fulfillment
Americannoun
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gratification of desires.
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Psychoanalysis. the drive to free oneself from tension caused by instinctual needs, as sex.
Etymology
Origin of wish fulfillment
First recorded in 1905–10
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.”
The night is one of wish fulfillment for music fans, offering the promise of behind-the-stage action as well as an idealized vision of funk’s communal power.
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“That would mean it had a certain amount of wish fulfillment,” she admits.
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“It is totally that wish fulfillment,” Robbie says.
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“And if you can’t have the wish fulfillment in movies, where are you going to get it?”
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