Associations to the word «Idealization»
Noun
- Abstraction
- Realism
- Galileo
- Caricature
- Approximation
- Generalization
- Linguistic
- Freud
- Tendency
- Assumption
- Physics
- Reality
- Mentor
- Fancy
- Complexity
- Acceptance
- Representation
- Phenomenon
- Datum
- Theory
- Self
- Grammar
- Emphasis
- Nature
- Tradition
- Model
- Philosophy
- Beauty
- Sentiment
- Framework
- Belief
- Psychology
- Myth
- Concept
- Painting
- Acquisition
- Relationship
- Object
- Johnson
- Childhood
- Distinction
- Biology
- Portrait
- Debate
- Behavior
- Process
- Analysis
- Love
- Madame
- Example
- Medium
- Feeling
- Explanation
- Description
- Pattern
- Emotion
- Art
- Variation
- Lack
Adjective
Wiktionary
IDEALIZATION, noun. The act or process of idealizing.
IDEALIZATION, noun. The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in such a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study of the ideal.
Dictionary definition
IDEALIZATION, noun. A portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading".
IDEALIZATION, noun. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad.
IDEALIZATION, noun. Something that exists only as an idea.
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.