Meaning of IDEALISATION
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- [n] a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
- [n] something that exists only as an idea
- [n] (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, idealization, idealization |
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| | See Also: | | admiration, appreciation, defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction, idea, romanticisation, romanticization, sentimentalisation, sentimentalization, thought | |
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