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idealization

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noun
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
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idealisation

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defence mechanism defence reaction defense mechanism defense defense reaction defence
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something that exists only as an idea
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idealisation

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thought idea
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a portrayal of something as ideal
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"the idealization of rural life was very misleading"

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glorification idealisation

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appreciation admiration

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