admiration vs idealisation
idealisation vs admirationadmiration and idealisation both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| admiration | Yes | No | No | No |
| idealisation | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
idealisation is a hyponym of
admiration; that is, idealisation is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
admiration:
- admiration: a favorable judgment
- idealisation: a portrayal of something as ideal
Other hyponyms of admiration include
adoration, idolisation, idolization, glorification, idealization.
| admiration (noun) | idealisation (noun) |
|---|---|
| a favorable judgment | a portrayal of something as ideal |
| a feeling of delighted approval and liking | something that exists only as an idea |
| the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad |
Words related to "admiration"
Words related to "idealisation"
- Australian spelling
- British spelling
- admiration
- appreciation
- defence
- defence mechanism
- defence reaction
- defense
- defense mechanism
- defense reaction
- glorification
- heroization
- idea
- idealise
- idealization
- primitive idealization
- psychiatry
- psychological medicine
- psychopathology
- romanticisation
- romanticization
- sentimentalisation
- sentimentalization
- thought
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