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Etymology
1. idealization
noun. a portrayal of something as ideal.
Synonyms
- romanticization
- appreciation
- romanticisation
- sentimentalization
- glorification
- idealisation
- admiration
Antonyms
- tasteless
- disapproval
- decrease
- depreciation
Etymology
- -ation (English)
- idealize (English)
- -ize (English)
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2. idealization
noun. something that exists only as an idea.
Synonyms
- idea
- thought
Antonyms
- Anglophobia
- misogyny
- dislike
Etymology
- -ation (English)
- idealize (English)
- -ize (English)
3. idealization
noun. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad.
Synonyms
- defense reaction
- idealisation
- defence mechanism
- defense
- defence reaction
- defence
Antonyms
- question
- offence
- offense
- conception
Etymology
- -ation (English)
- idealize (English)
- -ize (English)
Sentences with idealization
1. Noun, singular or mass
Women of the middle and upper classes were expected to conform to the sentimental idealization promoted by the literature and art of the time.