idealization
idealization · idealizations
ідеалізація
идеализация
Idealisierung
The act or process of idealizingThe act or process of idealizing.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of idealizing.
Idealisierung
идеализацияidealizacija
ідеаліза́ціяidealizácija
(countable, uncountable)The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in such a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study of the ideal.
More definitions
- a portrayal of something as ideal
- something that exists only as an idea
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations — one good and one bad
Translations
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Forms
plural: idealizationsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a portrayal of something as ideal:idealisationglorification
- something that exists only as an idea:idealisation
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations — one good and one bad:idealisation
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedidealize
Derivedoveridealization
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable