idealisation

n.

1.

Same as idealization.

Noun	1.	idealisation - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad Synonyms: idealization
	2.	idealisation - something that exists only as an idea Synonyms: idealization
	3.	idealisation - a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading" Synonyms: idealization, glorification

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