Thesaurus: idealization

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1. n. The act or process of idealizing.
2. n. The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in such a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study of the ideal.
3. n. a portrayal of something as ideal
4. n. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations — one good and one bad
5. n. something that exists only as an idea
6. 1. The act or process of idealizing. 2. (Fine Arts) The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in such a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study of the ideal.
7. The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in such away as to show their most important characteristics; the study of theideal.
8. n:100 n. a portrayal of something as ideal 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