idealization

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun a portrayal of something as ideal
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

From idealize + -ation.

Bob bore his idealization very well. — Tristram of Blent: An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House, Anthony Hope
Briefly put, he finds that our failure lies in not distinguishing between idealism in itself and idealization of ourselves. — The best short stories of 1919, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown
One feels that this idealization of fidelity and constancy really has its source in Lord Byron's heart, and not in his imagination. — My Recollections of Lord Byron, Teresa, contessa di Guiccioli

idealisation, glorification

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