wish away

verb

To hope that something (real or imagined) will not happen.

“The approaching interview with his boss could not be wished away.”

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Meanings

verbwish away (third-person singular simple present wishes away, present participle wishing away, simple past and past participle wished away)

present singular third person wishes away · participle present wishing away · participle past wished away · past wished away

  1. To hope that something (real or imagined) will not happen.

    The approaching interview with his boss could not be wished away.

    1 more example

    Lynch added: "The Government is once again not allowing the RDG to make an improved offer that we can consider. Ministers cannot just wish this dispute away. They underestimate the strength of feeling of our members, who have just given us a new six-month strike mandate […] and are determined to see this through until we get an acceptable resolution."

    2023 May 31, “Network News: Further one-day strike in RMT dispute with TOCs”, in RAIL, number 984, page 20

Translations

Greek απεύχομαι
  • απεύχομαι (apéfchomai)To hope that something will not happen
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wish away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wish%20away.

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