romanticise

Thân thiện

The author tends to romanticise life in the countryside.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To describe, portray, or think about something in an idealized, unrealistic, or excessively sentimental way, often by emphasizing its positive, exciting, or picturesque aspects while ignoring its mundane, difficult, or negative realities.
   • To give something a romantic character or quality; to make something seem more appealing or mysterious than it really is.

Usage

• The verb romanticise (also spelled ) is used to describe the act of presenting a subject in an idealized light.
• It often carries a slightly negative or critical connotation, suggesting a distortion of reality.
• It can be used with a direct object (transitively) to indicate what is being idealized.

Examples

• Transitive Verb:
  • Many historical novels romanticise the past, ignoring the harsh living conditions of the era.
  • He tends to romanticise his time at university, forgetting how stressful the exams were.
  • The film romanticises the life of a struggling artist, making poverty seem charming.

Advanced Usage

• "to romanticise about something": To indulge in romantic thoughts or fantasies about a subject.
  • She often romanticises about living in a remote cottage, though she knows it would be very isolating.

Variants and Related Words

• Romanticisation (noun): The act or process of romanticising.
  • The romanticisation of war in popular culture is a dangerous trend.
• Romanticised (adjective): Described or portrayed in an idealized way.
  • The book offers a romanticised view of rural life.

Synonyms

• Idealise: To regard or represent as perfect or better than in reality.
• Glorify: To describe or represent as admirable, especially unjustifiably.
• Sentimentalise: To treat, consider, or present in a sentimental or overly emotional way.

Antonyms

• Demystify: To make something less mysterious or idealized.
• Debunk: To expose the falseness or hollowness of a myth or idealized belief.
• Realistically portray: To depict something in a practical, truthful manner.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• To view/see through rose-tinted/rose-colored glasses: An idiom meaning to see only the pleasant aspects of a situation and ignore the problems; very similar in meaning to .
  • You're seeing your childhood through rose-tinted glasses; it wasn't all fun and games.

Học thuật

Verb

1. make romantic in style
   • The designer romanticized the little black dress
2. interpret romantically
   • Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!

Từ đồng nghĩa

• romanticize
• glamorize
• glamourise