minus-square@Grimylink16•2 days agoI was thinking I wish it were real so I could buy it, but now that I know it is, I don’t want to. Do the Germans have a word for this feeling?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 days agoNot that I’m aware of. There are however words that describe an imagination that is not real. Like wishful thinking but with connotation. I think these fit best: Hirngespinst, Wunschvorstellung.
I was thinking I wish it were real so I could buy it, but now that I know it is, I don’t want to. Do the Germans have a word for this feeling?
Not that I’m aware of. There are however words that describe an imagination that is not real. Like wishful thinking but with connotation. I think these fit best: Hirngespinst, Wunschvorstellung.
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I dont think that’s the word.