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1. idealization

noun. a portrayal of something as ideal.

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  • -ation (English)
  • idealize (English)
  • -ize (English)

2. idealization

noun. something that exists only as an idea.

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  • -ation (English)
  • idealize (English)
  • -ize (English)

3. idealization

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

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Etymology

  • -ation (English)
  • idealize (English)
  • -ize (English)

Sentences with idealization


1. Noun, singular or mass
Women of the middle and upper classes were expected to conform to the sentimental idealization promoted by the literature and art of the time.

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