Noun: romanticization row,man-ti-su'zey-shun [N. Amer], row,man-ti-sI'zey-shun [Brit]
- The act of indulging in sentiment
"Her romanticization of the past often glossed over its harsher realities";
- sentimentalization, sentimentalisation [Brit], romanticisation [Brit]
Derived forms: romanticizations
Type of: glorification, idealisation [Brit], idealization