WISHFUL THINKING


Meaning of WISHFUL THINKING in English

ˌwishful ˈthinking BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

when you believe that what you want to happen will happen, when in fact it is not possible:

I think she rather likes me. But maybe that’s just wishful thinking.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.