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