idealisation

Noun

Meaning

a portrayal of something as ideal

something that exists only as an idea

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

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Synonyms

glorification idealization paragon crown standard model romance romanticism quintessence ideal ultimate fantasy essence glory perfection
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Antonyms

off real reality lie worst mistake
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Hypernyms

idea defense defence appreciation admiration thought

Hyponyms

romanticization sentimentalisation sentimentalization romanticisation

Examples

the idealization of rural life was very misleading Source: Internet

They argue that the paradigmatic case of Ernest Renan is an idealisation and it should be interpreted within the German tradition and not in opposition to it. Source: Internet

There is no more radical cure than Thucydides for the lamentably rose-coloured idealisation of the Greeks.. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ideal-typical idealess idealessness idealise idealised idealiser