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Definition of Idealization
1. Noun. A portrayal of something as ideal. "The idealization of rural life was very misleading"
Exact synonyms: Glorification, Idealisation
Generic synonyms: Admiration, Appreciation
Specialized synonyms: Romanticisation, Romanticization, Sentimentalisation, Sentimentalization
Derivative terms: Glorify, Idealize
Generic synonyms: Admiration, Appreciation
Specialized synonyms: Romanticisation, Romanticization, Sentimentalisation, Sentimentalization
Derivative terms: Glorify, Idealize
2. Noun. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad.
Exact synonyms: Idealisation
Category relationships: Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Psychopathology
Generic synonyms: Defence, Defence Mechanism, Defence Reaction, Defense, Defense Mechanism, Defense Reaction
Derivative terms: Idealise
Category relationships: Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Psychopathology
Generic synonyms: Defence, Defence Mechanism, Defence Reaction, Defense, Defense Mechanism, Defense Reaction
Derivative terms: Idealise
3. Noun. Something that exists only as an idea.
Definition of Idealization
1. n. The act or process of idealizing.
Definition of Idealization
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