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heroization vs idealization

idealization vs heroization

heroization and idealization both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heroization Yes No No No
idealization Yes No No No
As nouns, idealization is a hypernym of heroization; that is, idealization is a word with a broader meaning than heroization:
  • heroization: the act, or the result, of making someone into a hero.
  • idealization: a portrayal of something as ideal
Other hypernyms of heroization include glorification, idealisation.
heroization (noun) idealization (noun)
the act, or the result, of making someone into a hero. a portrayal of something as ideal
something that exists only as an idea
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
Difference between heroization and idealization

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