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idealisation

Translations

idealisationnoun
idealisations
pl
Her idealisation of the past made it difficult for her to appreciate the present.
Son idéalisation du passé lui a rendu difficile l’appréciation du présent.
Additional translations
idéalisationAu sens de représentation ou conception idéalisée.
idéalisationEn psychanalyse.
Synonyms
idealization
dream
fantasy
utopianism
exaltation
perfection
idealizationnoun

idealisation

idealizations
pl
Her idealization of the past made it difficult for her to appreciate the present.
Son idéalisation du passé lui a rendu difficile l’appréciation du présent.
Synonyms
idealism
illusion
fantasy
romanticization
exaltation
perfection

Definitions

idealisationnoun
The action of regarding or representing something as perfect or better than in reality.
Her idealisation of the past made it difficult for her to appreciate the present.
A mental process involving the creation of an ideal form or concept.
The artist's idealisation of the human form was evident in his sculptures.
In psychoanalysis, a defense mechanism in which a person attributes exaggeratedly positive qualities to the self or to another person.
The patient's idealisation of her therapist impeded objective progress in the treatment.
idealizationnoun
The action of regarding or representing something as perfect or better than in reality.
Her idealization of the past made it difficult for her to appreciate the present.
A mental process of attributing exaggeratedly positive qualities to another person or thing.
The idealization of celebrities often leads to unrealistic expectations.
A simplified representation used in science or mathematics that assumes perfect conditions to facilitate analysis or calculation.
The idealization of a gas as having no volume makes the equations easier to solve.
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