Synonyms for idealisation
ide·al·i·sa·tion

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1. idealization, idealisationnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   glorification, idealization

2. idealization, idealisationnoun

   something that exists only as an idea

   Synonyms:
   glorification, idealization

3. idealization, idealisation, glorificationnoun

   a portrayal of something as ideal

   "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"

   Synonyms:
   glorification, glory, idealization

Matched Categories

1. • Admiration
   • Idea

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