1. idealization

noun. A portrayal of something as ideal.
Synonyms
glorification sentimentalisation appreciation sentimentalization romanticisation idealisation romanticization admiration
Antonyms
dishonor tasteful tasteless disapproval decrease
Etymology
idealization (English)
-ation (English)
idealize (English)
-ize (English)
-isen (Middle English (1100-1500))
-iser (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
-izare (Latin)
-ιζειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
ideal (English)
idéal (French)
idealis (Latin)
idea (Latin)
ἰδέα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
εἴδω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

2. idealization

noun. Something that exists only as an idea.
Synonyms
idea thought idealisation
Antonyms
depreciation misogyny dislike Anglophobia
Etymology
idealization (English)
-ation (English)
idealize (English)
-ize (English)
-isen (Middle English (1100-1500))
-iser (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
-izare (Latin)
-ιζειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
ideal (English)
idéal (French)
idealis (Latin)
idea (Latin)
ἰδέα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
εἴδω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

3. idealization

noun. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad.
Synonyms
defense mechanism idealisation defence mechanism defence reaction defense reaction defence defense
Antonyms
prosecution question offence offense conception
Etymology
idealization (English)
-ation (English)
idealize (English)
-ize (English)
-isen (Middle English (1100-1500))
-iser (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
-izare (Latin)
-ιζειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
ideal (English)
idéal (French)
idealis (Latin)
idea (Latin)
ἰδέα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
εἴδω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
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