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plural of idealisation n (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad n something that exists only as an idea n a portrayal of something a…
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- plural of idealisation n (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad n something that exists only as an idea n a portrayal of something as ideal