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Idealisation (Noun)

Meaning 1

A portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Idealization
  • Glorification

Hypernyms

  • Admiration

Hyponyms

  • Sentimentalization
  • Romanticisation
  • Romanticization

Meaning 2

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

  • Idealization

Hypernyms

  • Defense
  • Defence
  • Defense Mechanism
  • Defence Mechanism
  • Defence Reaction

Related Words

  • Idealise (verb)

Meaning 3

Something that exists only as an idea.

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Idealization

Hypernyms

  • Idea
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