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14:26 May 6, 2011

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Urdu to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / general sentences

Urdu term or phrase: خوش فہمی

English word for that?

userone2345

Summary of answers provided

overoptimism

Irshad Muhammad

living in fools paradise

aqkhan

Credulity

aneelazia

4 +1

Wishful thinking

Shahab Arif

Answers

44 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Wishful thinking

Explanation:
The illusion that what you wish for is actually true.
–noun
interpretation of facts, actions, words, etc., as one would like them to be rather than as they really are; imagining as actual what is not.

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For example, Matthew wanted to be a basketball player, but with his height that was wishful thinking .

Shahab Arif
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Pushto
PRO pts in category: 8

1 hr confidence:

Credulity

Explanation:
Definition of CREDULITY
: readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence

Example sentence(s):

The quack pushing the phony medicine was taking advantage of the credulity of people hoping for miracle cures.
Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.

Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credulity
Reference: http://www.brainyquote.com/words/cr/credulity149463.html

aneelazia
United States
Local time: 02:29
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Urdu,

Panjabi
PRO pts in category: 4

2 hrs confidence:

living in fools paradise

Explanation:
In 1857 Mughal empror Bahada Shah Zafar was living in fools paradise that the whole of India is under his rule.

aqkhan
Local time: 11:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Pushto,

Urdu

1 day44 mins confidence:

overoptimism

Explanation:
An excessive and usually groundless optimism

Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/overoptimism

Irshad Muhammad
Pakistan
Local time: 11:29
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Urdu
PRO pts in category: 12

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