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idealisation vs sentimentalization

sentimentalization vs idealisation

idealisation and sentimentalization both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
idealisation Yes No No No
sentimentalization Yes No No No
As nouns, sentimentalization is a hyponym of idealisation; that is, sentimentalization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than idealisation:
  • idealisation: a portrayal of something as ideal
  • sentimentalization: the act of indulging in sentiment
Other hyponyms of idealisation include romanticisation, romanticization, sentimentalisation, heroization.
idealisation (noun) sentimentalization (noun)
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
Difference between idealisation and sentimentalization

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