sentimentalization
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
Noun
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the act of indulging in sentiment
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