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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesidéalisation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: i.de.a.li.za.sjɔ̃
"Son idéalisation du passé l'empêche de vivre dans le présent."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of regarding or representing something as perfect or better than reality.
"Her idealization of rural life vanished the moment she experienced a harsh winter in the countryside." - 2
A defense mechanism in psychoanalysis where someone attributes exaggeratedly positive qualities to the self or others.
"In the early stages of a relationship, idealization often masks the partner's actual flaws."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek 'idea' (form, pattern) via French and Modern Latin formations in the 17th century. The suffix '-ize' and '-ation' combine to describe the cognitive or artistic process of representing things as better or more ideal than they actually are, famously developed in philosophical contexts by Kant and later in psychoanalysis by Freud.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Idealization" is said worldwide
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idéalisation
Transliteration: i.de.a.li.za.sjɔ̃
"Son idéalisation du passé l'empêche de vivre dans le présent."
Idealisierung
Transliteration: i.de.a.liˈzeː.ʁʊŋ
"Die Idealisierung der Jugend ist in vielen Kulturen weit verbreitet."
idealizzazione
Transliteration: i.de.a.lit.tzaˈtsjo.ne
"L'idealizzazione del leader politico ha accecato i suoi seguaci."
idealización
Transliteration: i.de.a.li.θaˈsjon
"La idealización excesiva suele terminar en decepción."
idealização
Transliteration: i.de.a.li.zaˈsɐ̃w
"A idealização do amor romântico está presente em muitos romances."
आदर्शरण
Transliteration: aadarsharan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"अतीत का आदर्शरण वर्तमान को कठिन बना सकता है।"
理想化
Transliteration: lǐxiǎnghuà
Script: 中文汉字
"我们不应该把现实生活过度理想化。"
이상화
Transliteration: isanghwa
Script: 한국어 한글
"그녀는 과거의 기억을 지나치게 이상화하는 경향이 있다."
美化
Transliteration: bika
Script: 日本語
"過去の思い出を美化しすぎないようにしましょう。"
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