Definitions for: Idealization


[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



Webster (1913) Definition: I*de`al*i*za"tion, n.
1. The act or process of idealizing.

2. (Fine Arts) The representation of natural objects, scenes,
etc., in such a way as to show their most important
characteristics; the study of the ideal.

Synonyms: glorification, idealisation, idealisation, idealisation

See Also: admiration, appreciation, defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction, idea, romanticisation, romanticization, sentimentalisation, sentimentalization, thought

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