Glamourisation (Noun)
Meaning
The act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The media's glamourisation of celebrity culture has led to unrealistic expectations among young people about fame and wealth.
- The film's glamourisation of violence has been criticised for its potential to desensitise audiences to the consequences of aggression.
- The advertising industry's glamourisation of unhealthy foods has contributed to the growing obesity epidemic in many countries.
- The glamourisation of smoking in old movies has been linked to an increase in teenage smoking rates.
- The glamourisation of poverty in some music genres has been accused of trivialising the real struggles faced by people living in poverty.