Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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idealisation | Yes | No | No | No |
sentimentalization | Yes | No | No | No |
idealisation (noun) | sentimentalization (noun) |
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a portrayal of something as ideal | the act of indulging in sentiment |
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 |