idealization
pronunciation
How to pronounce idealization in British English:
UK [aɪˌdi:əlaɪ'zeɪʃn]
How to pronounce idealization in American English:
US [aɪˌdiəlaɪ'zeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a portrayal of something as ideal
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
- something that exists only as an idea
Word Origin
- idealization (n.)
- 1796; see idealize + -ation.
Example
- 1. They 're too prone to idealization of the opposite sex .
- 2. Mandrogy is a re-created village , an idealization of traditional country life that 's popular with tourists taking cruises on the nearby svir river .
- 3. The idealization and practicality of chinese philosophy in view of aspiration and efficacy in mohist school .
- 4. An unbelievable idealization of the law , which might give cover to the usurpation of power by lawyers .
- 5. The representation in art or literature of objects , actions , or social conditions as they actually are , without idealization or presentation in abstract form .