wishful thinking

Noun

 * 1)  The illusion that what one would like to be true is actually true.
 * 2)  Decision-making based on self-delusion.

Translations

 * Catalan: pensament il·lusori, pensament desideratiu
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , , ,
 * Czech: zbožné přání
 * Danish: ønsketænkning
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: soovmõtlemine
 * Faroese: ynskishugsan
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: ευσεβείς πόθοι
 * Hebrew: תקוות שווא
 * Hungarian: vágyteljesítő/​vágyvezérelt/​vágyelvű gondolkodás
 * Icelandic: óskhyggja
 * Italian: pia illusione, pio desiderio, mero desiderio
 * Japanese: 希望的観測, 甘い考え,
 * Latin: pium desiderium
 * Latvian: vēlmju domāšana
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese: wishful thinking, pensamento desejoso
 * Russian: приня́тие жела́емого за действи́тельное
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish:, , pensamiento ilusorio, voluntarismo, el cuento de la lechera
 * Swedish: önsketänkande
 * Turkish:
 * Welsh: gobaith ofer

Etymology
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