Idealization

Noun1.idealization - a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
admiration, appreciation - a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"
2.idealization - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defense - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
3.idealization - something that exists only as an idea
idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"

 

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