Wunschdenken

German

Etymology

From Wunsch (“wish”) +‎ Denken (“thinking”). Like English wishful thinking it seems to stem from the early 20th century, it being as yet unestablished which of the two is earlier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvʊnʃˌdɛŋkən/
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Noun

Wunschdenken n (strong, genitive Wunschdenkens, no plural)

  1. wishful thinking
    Der ganze Plan beruhte auf reinem Wunschdenken.
    The whole plan was based purely on wishful thinking.

Declension

Declension of Wunschdenken [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Wunschdenken
genitive eines des Wunschdenkens
dative einem dem Wunschdenken
accusative ein das Wunschdenken

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