Dictionary Check: idealisation
"idealisation" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
15
points
Definition
noun
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations — one good and one bad
noun
something that exists only as an idea
noun
a portrayal of something as ideal
Example:
"the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
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