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idealisation meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of idealisation at MeaningMonkey.org. idealisation meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.IDEALISATION noun
Definition of idealisation (noun)
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
- synonyms: idealization
- something that exists only as an idea
- synonyms: idealization
- a portrayal of something as ideal
- "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
- synonyms: glorification, idealization
Source: Princeton University Wordnet