Definition of Idealisation

1. Noun. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad.

Exact synonyms: Idealization
Category relationships: Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Psychopathology
Generic synonyms: Defence, Defence Mechanism, Defence Reaction, Defense, Defense Mechanism, Defense Reaction
Derivative terms: Idealise

2. Noun. Something that exists only as an idea.
Exact synonyms: Idealization
Generic synonyms: Idea, Thought

3. Noun. A portrayal of something as ideal. "The idealization of rural life was very misleading"
Exact synonyms: Glorification, Idealization
Generic synonyms: Admiration, Appreciation
Specialized synonyms: Romanticisation, Romanticization, Sentimentalisation, Sentimentalization
Derivative terms: Glorify, Idealize

Lexicographical Neighbors of Idealisation

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