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pensée magique

French, noun/pɑ̃.se ma.ʒik/

pensée magique is a French feminine noun meaning “magical thinking (the attribution of causal or synchronistic relationships between thoughts and actions and events which seemingly cannot…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fait de penser ou croire que l’imaginaire agit sur le réel, qu’un souhait va se réaliser”.

What does pensée magique mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemagical thinking (the attribution of causal or synchronistic relationships between thoughts and actions and events which seemingly cannot be justified by reason and observation)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Fait de penser ou croire que l’imaginaire agit sur le réel, qu’un souhait va se réaliser.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of pensée magique

  • pensées magiques plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pensée magique?

  • /pɑ̃.se ma.ʒik/
  • \pɑ̃.se ma.ʒik\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.