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wishcasting

wishcasting noun: the act of interpreting information or a situation in a way that casts it as favorable or desired, although there is no evidence for such a conclusion; a wishful forecast. Also the present participle and gerund of wishcast.

Noun

wishcasting (uncountable)

  1. The act of interpreting information or a situation in a way that casts it as favorable or desired, although there is no evidence for such a conclusion; a wishful forecast.
    • We have an incurious narcissist of a president who was warned over and over by his advisors about an imminent pandemic. He ignored them. Then he engaged in “one day it will just disappear” wishcasting instead of spearheading a coordinated federal response.2020, Sarah Longwell, “What Did They Think Would Happen?”, in The Bulwark

Also used as

wishcasting is also the present participle and gerund of wishcast.

Origin of wishcasting

Blend of wish + forecasting.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from wishcasting

Questions about wishcasting

What does wishcasting mean?
Wishcasting means the act of interpreting information or a situation in a way that casts it as favorable or desired, although there is no evidence for such a conclusion; a wishful forecast.
What part of speech is wishcasting?
Wishcasting is a noun.

Words near wishcasting in the dictionary

  1. wishboning
  2. wishbook
  3. wishbooks
  4. wishcast
  5. wishcasted
  6. wishcasting
  7. wishcasts
  8. wishcycle
  9. wishcycled
  10. wishcycles
  11. wishcycling

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