Definitions for idealization
Princeton's WordNet
idealization, idealisation, glorification(noun)
a portrayal of something as ideal
"the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
idealization, idealisation(noun)
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
idealization, idealisation(noun)
something that exists only as an idea
Wiktionary
idealization(Noun)
The act or process of idealizing.
idealization(Noun)
The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in such a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study of the ideal.
Webster Dictionary
Idealization(noun)
the act or process of idealizing
Idealization(noun)
the representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in such a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study of the ideal
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