idealization (n.)a portrayal of something as ideal;
the idealization of rural life was very misleading
idealization (n.)(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad;
Synonyms: idealisation
idealization (n.)something that exists only as an idea;
Synonyms: idealisation
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