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idealisation vs heroization

heroization vs idealisation

idealisation and heroization both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
idealisation Yes No No No
heroization Yes No No No
As nouns, heroization is a hyponym of idealisation; that is, heroization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than idealisation:
  • idealisation: a portrayal of something as ideal
  • heroization: the act, or the result, of making someone into a hero.
Other hyponyms of idealisation include romanticisation, romanticization, sentimentalisation, sentimentalization.
idealisation (noun) heroization (noun)
a portrayal of something as ideal the act, or the result, of making someone into a hero.
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 idealisation and heroization

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