Noun: idealisation I,dee-u-lI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: idealization)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: idealization)
- Something that exists only as an idea
"His idealisation of rural life didn't match the reality";
- idealization
- A portrayal of something as ideal
"the idealisation of rural life was very misleading";
- idealization, glorification
- (psychiatry) a defence mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations — one good and one bad
"Her idealisation of her childhood memories made it difficult to address past traumas";
- idealization
Derived forms: idealisations
Type of: admiration, appreciation, defence [Brit, Cdn], defence mechanism [Brit, Cdn], defence reaction [Brit, Cdn], defense [US], defense mechanism [US], defense reaction [US], idea, thought
Encyclopedia: Idealisation