idealization
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Definitions
Noun
a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
Noun
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
Noun
something that exists only as an idea
More General Terms
admiration
appreciation
defence
defence mechanism
defence reaction
defense
defense mechanism
defense reaction
idea
thought