Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wishcast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wish-cast
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

"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]."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

wishcasts (present, singular) wishcasting (participle, present) wishcasted (common, error unknown tag)

Questions

What does wishcast mean?: 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.
Where does wishcast come from?: Back-formation from wishcasting, equivalent to a blend of wish + forecast.

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