Definitions for: Idealisation


[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



Synonyms: glorification, idealization, idealization, idealization

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

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