| Definition of 'idealization' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) idealization, idealisation, glorification
a portrayal of something as ideal
"the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
2. (noun) idealization, idealisation
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
3. (noun) idealization, idealisation
something that exists only as an idea
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| Definition of 'idealization' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) idealization
the act or process of idealizing
2. (noun) idealization
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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