Noun: sentimentalisation ,sen-ti,men-tu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,sen-ti,men-tu-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: sentimentalization)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: sentimentalization)
- The act of indulging in sentiment
"Her sentimentalisation of the past often glossed over its harsher realities";
- sentimentalization, romanticization, romanticisation [Brit]
Derived forms: sentimentalisations
Type of: glorification, idealisation [Brit], idealization