sentimentalization

Thân thiện

A writer avoids sentimentalization in her historical novel.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act of indulging in sentiment; the excessive or artificial expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness. It refers to the process of making something seem more emotionally appealing or poignant than it is, often in a way that is considered exaggerated, superficial, or mawkish.

Usage

• Sentimentalization is used to describe a deliberate action or a general tendency to treat a subject with excessive, often clichéd, emotion.
• It often carries a critical or disapproving tone, suggesting the emotion is not genuine or is overdone.
• It is commonly used in discussions of art, literature, history, and personal memory.

Examples

• The film's sentimentalization of childhood made the story feel unrealistic.
• Historians warned against the sentimentalization of the past, which can obscure its complex realities.
• Her sentimentalization of their brief romance prevented her from moving on.

Advanced Usage

• "A sentimentalization of": This common collocation specifies the object of the excessive sentiment.
  • The novel is a sentimentalization of rural life, ignoring its hardships.

Variants and Related Words

• Sentimentalize (verb): To treat, regard, or portray in a sentimental manner.
  • He tends to sentimentalize his college years.
• Sentimental (adjective): Prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, often excessively so.
  • She felt sentimental looking at the old photographs.
• Sentimentality (noun): The quality or state of being sentimental, especially in an excessive or superficial way.
  • The greeting card was filled with cheap sentimentality.

Synonyms

• Romanticization
• Idealization
• Emotionalism
• Mawkishness

Antonyms

• Unsentimentality
• Realism
• Objectivity
• Pragmatism

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of indulging in sentiment

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sentimentalisation
• romanticization
• romanticisation