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