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Synonyms for idealisation in English

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idealisation:
- idealization; idealisation
- glorification; idealization; idealisation

English

Detailed Synonyms for idealisation in English

idealisation:

idealisation British

idealisation
idealization; idealisation
- idealization American
- idealisation British

idealisation [the ~] noun, British

the idealisation

– a portrayal of something as ideal ¹
the glorification; the idealization; the idealisation
– a portrayal of something as ideal ¹
- glorification [the ~] noun
- idealization [the ~] noun, American
  - the idealization of rural life was very misleading¹
- idealisation [the ~] noun, British
the idealisation

– something that exists only as an idea ¹
the idealization; the idealisation
– something that exists only as an idea ¹
- idealization [the ~] noun, American
- idealisation [the ~] noun, British
the idealisation

– (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad ¹
the idealization; the idealisation
– (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad ¹
- idealization [the ~] noun, American
- idealisation [the ~] noun, British

Alternate Synonyms for "idealisation":

Related Definitions for "idealisation":

a portrayal of something as ideal¹
something that exists only as an idea¹
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad¹

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