idealisation

Noun
  1. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad (synset 113516839)
    referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
    is a type of: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
    same as: idealization
  2. Something that exists only as an idea (synset 105933040)
    is a type of: idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
    same as: idealization
  3. A portrayal of something as ideal (synset 101221565)
    "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
    is a type of: admiration, appreciation - a favorable judgment
    subtypes: romanticisation, romanticization, sentimentalisation, sentimentalization - the act of indulging in sentiment
    same as: glorification, idealization

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