Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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idealisation | Yes | No | No | No |
idealization | Yes | No | No | No |
idealisation (noun) | idealization (noun) |
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a portrayal of something as ideal | a portrayal of something as ideal |
something that exists only as an idea | 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 | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad |