IdealizationWordNet Explorer
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noun
a portrayal of something as ideal
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a favorable judgment
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the act of indulging in sentiment
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something that exists only as an idea
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the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
Words in this synset: idealisation
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(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders