wishcast

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from wishcasting, equivalent to a blend of wish +‎ forecast. === Verb === wishcast (third-person singular simple present wishcasts, present participle wishcasting, simple past and past participle wishcast or (common, but sometimes proscribed) wishcasted) 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.