wishcast

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verb

To interpret information or a situation in a way that casts it as favorable or desired, despite the fact that there is no evidence for such a conclusion.

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Meanings

verbwishcast (third-person singular simple present wishcasts, present participle wishcasting, simple past and past participle wishcast or (common, but sometimes proscribed) wishcasted)

present singular third person wishcasts · participle present wishcasting · common error unknown tag participle past proscribed sometimes wishcasted · common error unknown tag past proscribed sometimes wishcasted

  1. To interpret information or a situation in a way that casts it as favorable or desired, despite the fact that there is no evidence for such a conclusion.

    Since then, as [Chief Justice John] Roberts predicted and seemed to wishcast, there have been some signs of a thaw at One First Street NE [the address of the United States Supreme Court Building].

    2022 December 30, Josh Gerstein, “How Justice Kagan lost her battle as a consensus builder”, in Politico

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
thob

Origin

Back-formation from wishcasting, equivalent to a blend of wish + forecast.

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APA

wishcast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wishcast

MLA

“wishcast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wishcast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wishcast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wishcast.

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