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idealization vs romanticization

romanticization vs idealization

idealization and romanticization both are nouns.

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

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