idealisation

Other forms: idealisations

Definitions of idealisation

1. noun

   a portrayal of something as ideal
   synonyms: glorification, idealization

   types:

   romanticisation, romanticization, sentimentalisation, sentimentalization

   the act of indulging in sentiment

   type of:

   admiration, appreciation

   a favorable judgment
2. noun

   something that exists only as an idea
   synonyms: idealization

   type of:

   idea, thought

   the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
3. noun

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

   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