idealization

[ ahy-dee-uh-luh-zey-shuhn ]

/ aɪˌdi ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act or process of idealizing something.

Psychoanalysis. a mental mechanism, operating consciously or unconsciously, in which one person overestimates an admired attribute of another.

Origin of idealization

First recorded in 1790–1800; idealize + -ation

Words nearby idealization

ideal gas law, idealism, idealist, idealistic, ideality, idealization, idealize, idealized image, ideally, ideal of pure reason, ideal point

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Example sentences from the Web for idealization

But there is a messy middle territory between demonization and idealization.
The 2014 Novel of the Year|Nathaniel Rich|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The irony is that the idealization of Earp as a good guy with a gun, an unswerving servant of law and order, is a myth.
The Wyatt Earp Myth: America’s Most Famous Vigilante Wasn’t|Andrew C. Isenberg|July 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Admittedly, a lot of undeserved cultural authority will have to erode before this idealization can materialize.
5 Ways to Fix Book Publishing|Anis Shivani|July 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The picture of the Scythians even with its tendency to idealization represents the people fairly.
Essays on the Greek Romances|Elizabeth Hazelton Haight

Some idealization there is, by the general confession of unprejudiced men.
The Cradle of the Christ|Octavius Brooks Frothingham
Why should such artists have sought to create an abstract Beauty by the idealization of forms?
Rodin: The Man and his Art|Judith Cladel
"No, but it might help you, if I could rip off that swathing of idealization you've wrapped around him," Fyfe observed patiently.
Big Timber|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The actuality of the imagery is in fact irrelevant, just as history is in the idealization of human events.
Heart of Man|George Edward Woodberry

British Dictionary definitions for idealization

idealization

idealisation

/ (aɪˌdɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən) /

noun

the representation of something as ideal

a conception of something that dwells on its advantages and ignores its deficiencies

a general theoretical account of natural phenomena that ignores features that are difficult to accommodate within a theory

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单词	idealization
释义	idealization [ ahy-dee-uh-luh-zey-shuhn ] / aɪˌdi ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR idealization ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act or process of idealizing something. Psychoanalysis. a mental mechanism, operating consciously or unconsciously, in which one person overestimates an admired attribute of another. Origin of idealization First recorded in 1790–1800; idealize + -ation Words nearby idealization ideal gas law, idealism, idealist, idealistic, ideality, idealization, idealize, idealized image, ideally, ideal of pure reason, ideal point Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for idealization But there is a messy middle territory between demonization and idealization. The 2014 Novel of the Year\|Nathaniel Rich\|December 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The irony is that the idealization of Earp as a good guy with a gun, an unswerving servant of law and order, is a myth. The Wyatt Earp Myth: America’s Most Famous Vigilante Wasn’t\|Andrew C. Isenberg\|July 21, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Admittedly, a lot of undeserved cultural authority will have to erode before this idealization can materialize. 5 Ways to Fix Book Publishing\|Anis Shivani\|July 12, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The picture of the Scythians even with its tendency to idealization represents the people fairly. Essays on the Greek Romances\|Elizabeth Hazelton Haight Some idealization there is, by the general confession of unprejudiced men. The Cradle of the Christ\|Octavius Brooks Frothingham Why should such artists have sought to create an abstract Beauty by the idealization of forms? Rodin: The Man and his Art\|Judith Cladel "No, but it might help you, if I could rip off that swathing of idealization you've wrapped around him," Fyfe observed patiently. Big Timber\|Bertrand W. Sinclair The actuality of the imagery is in fact irrelevant, just as history is in the idealization of human events. Heart of Man\|George Edward Woodberry British Dictionary definitions for idealization idealization idealisation / (aɪˌdɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən) / noun the representation of something as ideal a conception of something that dwells on its advantages and ignores its deficiencies a general theoretical account of natural phenomena that ignores features that are difficult to accommodate within a theory Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to idealization ennoblement, magnification, honor
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idealization

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idealisation

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