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idealization

/ idealization /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a portrayal of something as ideal
"the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
Type of:
admiration appreciation
Kinds of:
sentimentalization sentimentalisation romanticization romanticisation
Derived:
glorify idealize idealise
noun Sense 2
something that exists only as an idea
Type of:
idea thought
noun Sense 3
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
Type of:
defense mechanism defense reaction defence mechanism
Derived:
idealize idealise
Domain:
psychiatry psychopathology psychological medicine
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
2
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admiration appreciation sentimentalization sentimentalisation romanticization romanticisation idea thought defense mechanism defense reaction defence mechanism