idealization vs thought

idealization and thought both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
idealization	Yes	No	No	No
thought	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, thought is a hypernym of idealization; that is, thought is a word with a broader meaning than idealization:

Other hypernyms of idealization include idea.

idealization (noun)	thought (noun)
a portrayal of something as ideal	the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
something that exists only as an idea	the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad	the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual
	a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty