Defenition of the word idealisation
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Defenition of the word idealisation
- something that exists only as an idea
- a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
- a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
- a portrayal of something as ideal
Synonyms for the word idealisation
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- glorification
- idealization
Hyponyms for the word idealisation
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- romanticisation
- romanticization
- sentimentalisation
- sentimentalization
Hypernyms for the word idealisation
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- admiration
- appreciation
- defence
- defence mechanism
- defence reaction
- defense
- defense mechanism
- defense reaction
- idea
- thought
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