idealisation

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idealisation

The artist's painting is a romantic idealisation of rural life, showing a pristine farm under a golden sun.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A portrayal of something as ideal: The act of representing or thinking about something as perfect or better than it really is.
    • Something that exists only as an idea: A conception or mental image of something in its perfect form, which may not exist in reality.
    • (Psychiatry) A defense mechanism: A process where a person deals with conflicting feelings about something by separating it into two distinct mental representations—one entirely good and the other entirely bad.
Usage Examples

  • Noun (Portrayal as ideal):

    • The film's idealisation of the past ignored many historical problems.
    • His idealisation of her made it hard for him to see her flaws.

  • Noun (Something existing only as an idea):

    • The perfect society he described was merely an idealisation.
    • In physics, a frictionless surface is a useful idealisation for calculations.

  • Noun (Psychiatry):

    • The therapy focused on how his idealisation of his father affected his other relationships.
Advanced Usage
  • "To engage in idealisation": To habitually or consciously represent things in an idealized manner.
    • The poet was often accused of engaging in idealisation, ignoring the grim realities of war.
Variants and Related Words
  • Idealize (verb): To regard or represent as perfect or ideal.
    • She tends to idealize her childhood.
  • Ideal (noun/adjective): A standard of perfection; conforming to such a standard.
    • He fought for his political ideals.
Synonyms
  • Glorification: The act of describing or representing something as admirable, especially unjustifiably.
  • Romanticization: Making something seem more appealing or romantic than it is.
  • Perfection: The condition, state, or quality of being flawless.
Related Phrases
  • Idealised version: A representation of something that emphasizes its positive qualities and minimizes its faults.
    • He was in love with an idealised version of her, not the real person.
idealisation

The artist's painting is a romantic idealisation of rural life, showing a pristine farm under a golden sun.

Noun
  1. a portrayal of something as ideal
    • the idealization of rural life was very misleading
  2. something that exists only as an idea
  3. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad

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