idealisation vs defense

idealisation and defense both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
idealisation	Yes	No	No	No
defense	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, defense is a hypernym of idealisation; that is, defense is a word with a broader meaning than idealisation:

idealisation: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
defense: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

Other hypernyms of idealisation include defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction.

idealisation (noun)	defense (noun)
a portrayal of something as ideal	(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
something that exists only as an idea	the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad	a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
	protection from harm
	a structure used to defend against attack
	the justification for some act or belief
	the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
	the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
	(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
	an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
	(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires