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